Dafne Schippers
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.
Dafne Schippers with her gold 200 m medal at the 2017 World Championships in London | |
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| Born | 15 June 1992 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Website | DafneSchippers.com |
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| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay, long jump, heptathlon |
| Retired | 2023 |
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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.