Dafne Schippers

Dafne Schippers
Dafne Schippers with her gold 200 m medal at the 2017 World Championships in London
Personal information
Born (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
WebsiteDafneSchippers.com
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay, long jump, heptathlon
Retired2023
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.81 s (2015, NR)
  • 200 m: 21.63 s (2015, AR)
  • Long jump: 6.78 m (2014, NR)
  • Heptathlon: 6545 pts (2014)
  • Indoors
  • 60 m: 7.00 s i (2016, =NR)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 2 1 2
World Indoor Championships 0 1 0
European Championships 4 3 1
European Indoor Championships 1 1 0
Total 7 7 3
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
60 m 1 2 0
100 m 3 1 2
200 m 3 3 0
4 × 100 m relay 1 2 1
Heptathlon 2 0 1
Long jump 0 0 1
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Heptathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 100 m
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Portland 60 m
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay
Diamond League
First place 2016 200 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Helsinki 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin 100 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Prague 60 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 60 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tampere 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tampere Long jump
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moncton Heptathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tallinn Heptathlon
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ostrava 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakech 100 m

Dafne Schippers (pronounced [ˈdɑfnə ˈsxɪpərs]; born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch retired track and field athlete who competed in sprinting and the combined events. She holds the European record in the 200 metres with a time of 21.63 seconds, making her the sixth-fastest woman of all time at this distance. She also holds the Dutch records in the 100 metres and long jump, and shares the Dutch records in the 60 metres indoor and 4 × 100 metres relay.

Schippers was the 200m world champion at both the 2015 and the 2017 World Athletics Championships, the silver medalist in the 200m at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 200m champion in the 2016 Diamond League. Additionally, she won two silver and two bronze medals at world championships—heptathlon bronze in 2013; 100m silver in 2015; indoor 60m silver in 2016 and 100m bronze in 2017—and five (outdoor and indoor) European titles. She won twenty-two Dutch titles (outdoor and indoor).

She was European Athlete of the Year in 2014 and 2015.

In 2023, Schippers announced her retirement as a professional athlete.[1]

  1. ^ "Dafne Schippers (31) zet punt achter indrukwekkende atletiekloopbaan: 'De race stopt hier'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-11-08.