Lisanne de Witte

Lisanne de Witte
Lisanne de Witte with a Dutch flag over her shoulders
De Witte after winning bronze in the 400 m at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin
Personal information
Born (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 32)
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Life partnerOwen Westerhout (2014–2019)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
ClubAV Trias
Coached bySven Ootjers (2016–present)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 50.77 (2018)

Lisanne de Witte (pronounced [liˈsɑnə ˈʋɪtə]; born 10 September 1992) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres, where she held the Dutch record with her personal best time of 50.77 seconds from 2018 to 2021.

De Witte represented the Netherlands at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics. She won bronze medals in the 400 m at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Indoor Championships. De Witte also won several international championship medals as part of Dutch women's 4 × 400 m relay teams, including gold medals at the 2023 World Championships and 2024 World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She won a total of eight Dutch national titles in the 200 m, 400 m, and 800 m.

  1. ^ "Owen Westerhout snel in spoor van vriendin". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Sven Ootjers laat zijn atleten excelleren". Hardloopnetwerk (in Dutch). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.