Maureen Koster (; born 3 July 1992) is a
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middle-distance runner
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who competes in
track
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and
cross country running
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events. She won the bronze medal in the
3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
at the
2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 5 to 8 March 2015 in the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
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in
Prague
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.
She was born in
Gouda. Se represented her country at the
2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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and the
2013 World Championships in Athletics
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. She ran in the under-23 section at the
2013
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and
2014 European Cross Country Championships, winning a team bronze on the first attempt and coming fifth individually in the latter edition. She also ran in 1500 m at the
2014 European Athletics Championships
The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954.
Great Britain headed the medal table, w ...
, but failed to make the final.
2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres qualifying
. European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
Competition record
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
*800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
– 2:02.15 (Ninove 2014)
*1000 metres
The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions.
The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.
All-time top 25
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– 2:40.09 (Amsterdam 2014)
*1500 metres
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– 3:59.79 (Monaco 2015)
*5000 metres
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– 14:47.52 (London 2023)
Indoor
*1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
– 4:10.68 (Karlsruhe 2016)
*3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
– 8:49.18 (Glasgow 2016)
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Maureen Koster
at the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation
The Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (Dutch: ''Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie'' or ''Atletiekunie'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Netherlands.
Affiliations
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1992 births
Living people
Dutch female middle-distance runners
Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships winners
Sportspeople from Gouda, South Holland
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for the Netherlands
21st-century Dutch women
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