Mike Foppen
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1996 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle-, Long-distance running |
| Coached by | Joshua Mols |
Mike Foppen (Dutch: [mɑik ˈfɔpə(n)]; born 29 November 1996)[1] is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.
Foppen represented Netherlands in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the 2024 Summer Olympics he finished 13th in the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres finals.
He is the Dutch record holder for the 5000 m and the Dutch indoor record holder for the 3000 m and 5000 m (his mark is an outright national best[2]). He won seven national titles.
Achievements
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 3:35.67 (Pfungstadt 2022)
- 1500 metres indoor – 3:40.34 (Metz 2023)
- 2000 metres – 4:58.92 (Bern 2020)
- 3000 metres – 7:34.47 (Chorzów 2024) NR
- 5000 metres – 13:05.66 (Heusden 2023) NR
- 5000 metres indoor – 13:11.60 (Boston, MA 2023) NR
- 10,000 metres – 27:59.10 (Leiden 2020)
National titles
- Dutch Athletics Championships
- 1500 metres: 2016
- 5000 metres: 2019, 2020, 2021
- Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships
- 3000 metres: 2019, 2020, 2021
References
- ^ "Mike FOPPEN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (27 January 2023). "Woody Kincaid (12:51) & Yared Nuguse (7:28) Break American Records on Historic Night in Boston". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
External links
- Mike Foppen at World Athletics
- Mike Foppen at Olympedia
- Mike Foppen at Olympics.com
- Mike Foppen at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Mike Foppen at Atletiek.nl (in Dutch)
