Femke Bol was in her specialist hurdles event 2019 European under-20 champion.
18 Facts About Femke Bol
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Femke Bol, born on 23 February 2000 in Amersfoort, trained in judo initially after she broke her arm twice and a doctor recommended the sport for her to learn how to fall.
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Femke Bol followed in his footsteps, joining him when their father was taking him to the woods near Amersfoort.
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In 2014, Femke Bol transferred from AV Triathlon to AV Altis club, where coach Werner Andrea discovered her talent for longer sprints.
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Femke Bol attended Farel College and, as of 2021, was a student of Communication Sciences at the Wageningen University.
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Femke Bol focused on the 400 metres distance in 2015, at age 15, and started winning Dutch age-group competitions.
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In what was very successful season, Femke Bol improved gradually her personal bests, setting 11 national records with five more as a member of relay teams.
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Femke Bol set Diamond League record, three circuit's meet records, and five meet records at the World Athletics Indoor Tour and Continental Tour events.
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Femke Bol then won all her following seven races at the distance in four events, improving in every final.
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Femke Bol lost only to her main rivals in the world, the Americans, winner Sydney McLaughlin and runner-up Dalilah Muhammad.
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At the former, she finished clear ahead of Shamier Little and Dalilah Muhammad, while in Zurich Femke Bol held off Little again.
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Femke Bol opened her indoor season returning to Metz, where she bested her previous meeting record in her specialty distance, and won her 200 metres heat with a new PB.
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On her return to the Diamond Race, Femke Bol set yet another meet record over the barriers in Lausanne, and then concluded her third strong season with a decisive victory at the Zurich final, successfully defending her Diamond League title.
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Femke Bol got her 2023 campaign off to strong start on 4 February as she added next record to her growing CV.
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Femke Bol next triumphed with a meet record in Lievin.
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Femke Bol added her seventh European title anchoring the Netherlands to a decisive relay victory with a new Dutch and championship record, making them the third-fastest national team in history.
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Femke Bol was preparing to do 14 strides between the hurdles for as long as is feasible and to alter with her legs between left and right as her chief rival, McLaughlin-Levrone, already ran with 14 strides until hurdle seven.
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Tall Femke Bol had run with 15 steps between hurdles before.