Maureen Koster

Maureen Koster
Maureen Koster in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 32)
Gouda, Netherlands
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 5000 m
ClubPhanos
Coached byBert Koster, Grete Koens
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Prague 3000 m

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]

  1. ^ "Hardloopster Koster verrast op EK indoor atletiek, wint brons". nrc.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ Maureen Koster. Atletiekunie. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ U23 Women Final - U23 Women Archived 18 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ U23 Women Final - Sun, Dec 14 9:32. European Athletics. Retrieved on 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ 2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres qualifying Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.