Koen Smet
 Koen Smet in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Education | VU University Amsterdam |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles |
| Club | Phanos |
| Coached by | Guido Bonsen (2014–) Ineke Bonsen (2014–) |
Koen Smet (Dutch: [kun ˈsmɛt]; born 9 August 1992) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European U23 Championships. In addition, he represented his country at two World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals in 2018.
His personal bests are 13.53 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.7 m/s, Oordegem 2018) and 7.65 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Magglingen 2018).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands
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| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 7th (sf) | 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.921 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 21st (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.86 |
| European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.58 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 22nd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.80 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 16th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.69 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 21st (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.71 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 7th | 60 m hurdles | 7.73 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 23rd (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 14.06 |
1Did not start in the final
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