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Minke Bisschops

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Minke Bisschops
Personal information
Born (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome 4×100 m relay
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tallinn 200 m
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Borås 4x100 m relay

Minke Bisschops (Dutch: [ˈmɪŋkə ˈbɪsxɔps]; born 2 September 2002) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She won a bronze in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.

Career

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Bisschops represents the Netherlands at international competitions. She ran a personal best time of 11.35 for the 100 metres in the heats of the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in August 2021.[2] At that championships Bisschops won the silver medal in the 200 metres.[3]

She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay event in Eugene, Oregon.[4][5] She also competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[6]

She ran as part of the Dutch 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[7] In June 2024, she won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, as part of the Dutch team in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[8]

On 8 August 2024, she ran as part of the Dutch 4x100m relay team at the 2024 Paris Olympics which qualified for the final.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Bisschops Minke". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Dublin teen Adeleke can take golden opportunity in Tallinn". Independent.ie.
  3. ^ "Ireland top Euro U20 Champs medals table after three golds on day three". athleticsweekly.com.
  4. ^ "Limburgse Minke Bisschops op WK atletiek: de bochtentechniek had ze al, nu kan ze ook op d'r tanden bijten". De Limburger (in Dutch). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Sprintster Minke Bisschops geselecteerd voor estafetteploeg bij WK atletiek". De Limburger (in Dutch). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Ummels en Bisschops Limburgse afvaardiging op EK Atletiek". 1Limburg (in Dutch). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Dutch sprint teams perform at the European Championships with silver and bronze on 4x100 meters". nos.nl. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's relay team surprises with final place in 4x100 meters". nos.nl. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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