Martijn Nuijens (; born 18 November 1983) is a Dutch former track and field athlete who competed in the

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

. He is a three-time Dutch national high jump champion, having won in 2007, 2009 and 2010. His was a member of the Phanos track club. He is 1.94 m tall.Martijn Nuijens

European Athletics The European Athletic Association (more commonly known as European Athletics) is the governing body for athletics in Europe. It is one of the six Area Associations of the world's athletics governing body World Athletics. European Athletics has 51 ...

. Retrieved on 2016-04-10. His personal best for the event is set in 2009. Born in

Den Helder Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base. From here the Royal TESO fe ...

, Nuijens represented the Netherlands at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

, taking fifth place with a jump of in a final affected by heavy rain.Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-21)
Event Report - Men's High Jump - Final
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-10. He also competed in qualifying rounds only at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2007 and 2009, as well as the

2010 European Athletics Championships The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Cat ...

International competitions

National titles

Dutch Athletics Championships The Dutch Athletics Championships ( nl, Nederlandse kampioenschappen atletiek) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in the Neth ...

**High jump: 2007, 2009, 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuijens, Martijn 1983 births Living people Dutch male high jumpers Sportspeople from Den Helder Athletes from North Holland World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch people