Ester Goossens

Ester Goossens (born 21 February 1972 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch athlete who competed in a variety of events, including the 400 metres, 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles.^[1] She represented her country at the 1997 World Championships and 1999 World Indoor Championships.

Ester Goossens

Personal information
Born	(1972-02-21) 21 February 1972 (age 50) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 m hurdles, 400 m, 800 m, combined events

She holds national record in the 800 m indoor event.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the   Netherlands
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	12th (h)	4×400m relay	3:45.30
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	14th (sf)	400 m	54.70
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	400 m	55.26
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	7th (h)	400 m	52.73
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	5th	800 m	2:03.59
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th (h)	800 m	2:04.96
1995	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	5th (sf)	800 m	2:03.95
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.17
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	4th	400 m	51.82
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	400 m hurdles	54.62
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	8th (sf)	400 m	52.09

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 23.84 (Talence 1997)
• 400 metres – 51.35 (Malmö 1998)
• 800 metres – 1:59.24 (Hechtel 1998)
• 100 metres hurdles – 14.49 (+1.9 m/s) (Lisse 2002)
• 400 metres hurdles – 54.62 (Budapest 1998)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 24.29 (The Hague 1999)
• 400 metres – 51.82 (Valencia 1998)
• 800 metres – 2:00.01 (Stockholm 2001) NR
• 60 metres hurdles – 8.94 (Frankfurt 1997)
• High jump – 1.64 (Frankfurt 1997)
• Long jump – 5.87 (Frankfurt 1997)
• Shot put – 11.81 (Frankfurt 1997)
• Pentathlon – 4212 (Frankfurt 1997)

References

1. Ester Goossens at World Athletics