Miguel Janssen (born 5 September 1970 in Oranjestad) is a retired Dutch-

Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...

n athlete who competed in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. He represented Aruba at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, as well as three outdoor and three indoor World Championships. He later switched allegiance to the

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on 2 August 1998 but did not represent that country at any major competition. Janssen still holds Aruban records on several distances. In addition, he is a former Dutch record holder in the 60 metres indoors and 200 metres outdoors. His father Harry Janssen was a Dutch middle-distance runner and president of the

Aruba Athletic Federation The Aruba Athletic Federation (AAB; ''Arubaanse Atletiek Bond'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Aruba. History AAB was founded on September 6, 1963, and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1986. Recently, AAB president was ...

while his mother Ciska Janssen was a Dutch long jumper.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 10.37 (+0.9 m/s) (Apeldoorn 1999) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 20.59 (Assen 1994) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 48.31 (Groningen 1995) Indoor * 60 metres – 6.63 (The Hague 1998) *

– 21.14 (Ghent 1998)

References

1970 births Living people People from Oranjestad, Aruba Aruban male sprinters Dutch male sprinters Olympic athletes of Aruba Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Aruba Aruban people of Dutch descent {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub