Femke Bol

Femke Bol (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə bɔl] ; born 23 February 2000) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2023 World Champion, and in the 400 metres, where she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion and the short track world record holder. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2023 World Champion and the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.

Femke Bol
Bol with her gold 400 m hurdles medal at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Born (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)200 m, 400 m, 400 m hurdles, 4×400 m relay
ClubAV Altis
Turned pro2019
Coached by
  • Werner Andrea (2014–2016)
  • Bram Peters (since 2016, as assistant since 2019)
  • Laurent Meuwly (since 2019)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • No. 1 (400 mH, 2021)
  • No. 2 (overall, 2023)
  • No. 3 (400 m, 2023)
  • No. 167 (200 m, 2021)
Personal bests
  • 200 m: 22.88 (2023)
  • 400 m: 49.44 (2022, NR)
  • 300 mH: 36.86 (2022, WB)
  • 400 mH: 51.45 (2023, AR)
  • Short track
  • 200 m: 22.64 i (2024, NR)
  • 400 m: 49.17 i (2024, WR)
  • 500 m: 1:05.63 i (2023, WB)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo400 m hurdles
World Championships
2023 Budapest400 m hurdles
2023 Budapest4×400 m relay
2022 Eugene4×400 m mixed
2022 Eugene400 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
2024 Glasgow400 m sh
2024 Glasgow4×400 m relay sh
2022 Belgrade400 m sh
2022 Belgrade4×400 m relay sh
Diamond League
2021 Zürich400 m hurdles
2022 Zürich400 m hurdles
2023 Eugene400 m hurdles
European Championships
2022 Munich400 m
2022 Munich400 m hurdles
2022 Munich4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
2021 Toruń400 m sh
2021 Toruń4×400 m relay sh
2023 Istanbul400 m sh
2023 Istanbul4×400 m relay sh
European Games
2023 Kraków-Małopolska400 m
European U20 Championships
2019 Borås400 m hurdles
Updated on 17 September 2023.

Bol holds the world record in the 400 metres short track with a time of 49.17 seconds set on 2 March 2024; the European record in the 400 metres hurdles with a time of 51.45 seconds, making her the second-fastest woman of all time in the event; and five Dutch records in individual events and relays. She also has world best performances in the 300 metres hurdles and 500 metres short track.

She won two gold medals at the 2023 World Championships and two gold medals at the 2024 World Indoor Championships, was champion in the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Diamond League, and won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She is also a four-time silver medalist at the world championships (outdoor and indoor), a seven-time gold medalist at the European championships (outdoor and indoor), and a nine-time medalist (five gold) at the Dutch championships (outdoor and indoor).

Bol's highest World Athletics Rankings were No. 1 in the 400 metres hurdles in 2021–2024, No. 3 in the 400 metres in 2023 and 2024, and No. 2 of women overall in 2023. She was European Athletics Rising Star of the Year in 2021 and European Athlete of the Year in 2022 and 2023.

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