Nina Franke
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2002 (age 22–23) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint, Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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Nina Franke (born 2002) is a Dutch sprinter and hurdler. She was runner-up in the 400 metres hurdles at the Dutch Athletics Championships in 2024 and a gold medalist at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.[1]
Career
She is from Heesch, North Brabant. She competes in both sprint and hurdles events.[2] She finished second in the 400 metres hurdles at the Dutch Athletics Championships in Hengelo in June 2024.[3]
She finished fourth at the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships 400 metres race in February 2025 with a big personal record of 52.38 seconds.[4] She had previously ran a personal best of 52.85 seconds to qualify for the final.[5] She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[6] She ran as part of the victorious Dutch women’s 4x400 metres relay team alongside Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol and Cathelijn Peeters, although there the Netherlands were briefly disqualified for Peeters exchange block on British runner Amber Anning, they were reinstated on appeal.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Nina Franke". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Another success at the National Athletics Championships for Nina Franke". Mooibernheze.nl. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Nina Franke (22) uit Heesch zorgt voor verbazing op NK in Apeldoorn: 'Deze tijd had ik niet zien aankomen, niemand denk ik'". bd.nl. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Lieke Klaver loopt snelste tijd in waanzinnige series 400 meter op NK indoor". Sportnieuws. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Crumley, Euan (9 March 2025). "Netherlands come out on top in Apeldoorn". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (9 March 2025). "Five gold medals! Super Sunday as Dutch close Apeldoorn 2025 with glorious finale". European Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Roeske, Eric (9 March 2025). "Day 4 Review: The Netherlands Breaks All Records in Its Own Omnisport Apeldoorn". Hardloop Netwerk. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
External links
European Indoor Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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