Lisanne de Witte

Lisanne de Witte (born 10 September 1992)^[3] is a Dutch sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She won bronze medals in this event at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Indoor Championships, and took several medals as part of the Dutch 4 × 400 m relays.

Lisanne de Witte

De Witte at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Born	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 30) Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres
Club	AV Trias
Partner	Owen Westerhout (2014-2019)^[1]
Coached by	Sven Ootjers (2016-now)^[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 50.77 (2018)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  Netherlands World Indoor Championships 2022 Belgrade 4×400 m relay European Championships 2022 Munich 4×400 m relay 2018 Berlin 400 m European Indoor Championships 2021 Toruń 4×400 m relay 2019 Glasgow 400 m

De Witte competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on the Dutch 4 × 400 m relay team who ran a national record of 3:26.98. She also competed in the 400 metres event at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She ran a personal best of 52.61 s in the series and came in third in the semifinals, but was excluded from the finals after the US team argued that she had impeded Joanna Atkins, who came in fourth behind her.^[4] At the 2018 European Championships she won the bronze medal.

Her younger sister, Laura de Witte, is also a 400 metres sprinter.

De Witte's personal best in the 400 metres is 50.77 seconds (Berlin 2018).

Competition record

Representing the   Netherlands

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th (sf)	400 m	52.37
			6th	4x400 m relay	3:29.23
2017	European Team Championships, Super League	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	400 m	51.71
			6th	4x400 m relay	3:31.79
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	400 m	50.77	NR
	Continental Cup	Ostrava, Czech Republic	4th	400 m	51.51
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd	400 m i	52.34
	European Team Championships, 1st League	Sandnes, Norway	1st	400 m	52.05
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	4 x 400 m relay	3:27.89	^[n 1]
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	12th (sf)	400 m i	53.10
			1st	4x400 m relay i	3:27.15	CR EL NR
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	4x400 m relay i	3:28.57	SB
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	4×400 m relay	3:20.87	EL NR

Personal bests

• 400 metres – 50.77 (Berlin 2018)
  • 400 metres indoor – 51.90 (Toruń 2020)

Relays

• 4 × 400 metres relay – 3:20.87 (Munich 2022) NR
  • 4 × 400 m relay indoor – 3:27.15 (Toruń 2021) NR

Notes

1. Dutch team ran 3:27.40 sec in the heats

References

1. "Owen Westerhout snel in spoor van vriendin". Noordhollands Dagblad. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
2. "Sven Ootjers laat zijn atleten excelleren". Hardloopnetwerk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
3. "Lisanne de Witte". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
4. Women's 400M semi-finals - Sopot 2014

External links

• Lisanne de Witte at the International Olympic Committee
• Lisanne de Witte at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)