Personal information | |
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Born | Gouda, Netherlands | 3 July 1992
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m |
Club | Phanos |
Coached by | Bert Koster, Grete Koens |
Medal record |
Maureen Koster (Dutch: [mʌuˈreːŋ ˈkɔstər]; born 3 July 1992) is a Dutch middle-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague.[1]
She was born in Gouda. Se represented her country at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[2] She ran in the under-23 section at the 2013 and 2014 European Cross Country Championships, winning a team bronze on the first attempt and coming fifth individually in the latter edition.[3][4] She also ran in 1500 m at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final.[5]