Douwe Amels
Douwe Jorn Amels (Dutch: [ˈdʌu.ə ˈjɔrn ˈaːməls]; born 16 September 1991) is a Dutch track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, becoming the first Dutchman ever to win gold in the event and the first Dutch high jump medallist at these championships since 1977. Amels claimed also gold at the 2013 European Under-23 Championships.
Amels at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 September 1991 Drachten, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sierd Wijnalda, Rini van Leeuwen, Marlies Larsen, Hans-Jörg Thomaskamp | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He represented Netherlands at the World Championships in Athletics in 2013 and 2019. He is the joint Dutch indoor record holder for the high jump, and won almost 20 national titles (outdoors and indoors).
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