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{{Infobox athlete
{{short description|Dutch Paralympic athlete}}
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|name = Marlou van Rhijn
{{family name hatnote|[[Van Rhijn]]|Rhijn|lang=Dutch}}
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|image = Marlou Van Rhijn - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.jpg
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Marlou van Rhijn
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|caption = Van Rhijn running at the IPC Athletics World Championships in 2013
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| image = Marlou Van Rhijn - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.jpg
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|nickname = Blade Babe<ref>[http://nos.nl/ps2012/artikel/413877-zilver-van-rhijnbrons-hertog.html "Zilver Van Rhijn,brons Hertog"] NOS, 2 september 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/marlou-van-rhijn-op-weg-naar-de-perfecte-race/SrZlhA!qiD5mDmPtoAdc/ "Blade Babe Marlou van Rhijn op weg naar de perfecte race"] Metronieuws, 28 augustus 2012</ref><ref name="paralympic.org">[http://www.paralympic.org/video/marlou-van-rhijn-aka-blade-babe-wins-gold-100m-t44-and-teammates-take-silver-and-bronze Marlou van Rhijn aka Blade Babe wins gold in 100m T44 and teammates take silver and bronze]</ref>
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| caption = Van Rhijn running at the IPC Athletics World Championships in 2013
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|22|df=yes}}
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| nickname = Blade Babe<ref>[http://nos.nl/ps2012/artikel/413877-zilver-van-rhijnbrons-hertog.html "Zilver Van Rhijn,brons Hertog"] NOS, 2 September 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/marlou-van-rhijn-op-weg-naar-de-perfecte-race/SrZlhA!qiD5mDmPtoAdc/ "Blade Babe Marlou van Rhijn op weg naar de perfecte race"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118033457/http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/marlou-van-rhijn-op-weg-naar-de-perfecte-race/SrZlhA!qiD5mDmPtoAdc/ |date=18 November 2012 }} Metronieuws, 28 August 2012</ref><ref name="paralympic.org">{{Cite web |url=http://www.paralympic.org/video/marlou-van-rhijn-aka-blade-babe-wins-gold-100m-t44-and-teammates-take-silver-and-bronze |title=Marlou van Rhijn aka Blade Babe wins gold in 100m T44 and teammates take silver and bronze |access-date=7 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922072255/http://www.paralympic.org/video/marlou-van-rhijn-aka-blade-babe-wins-gold-100m-t44-and-teammates-take-silver-and-bronze |archive-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|22|df=yes}}
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|height = {{height|m=1.69|frac=4}} in prosthetics
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| alma_mater =
|weight = {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2007)
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| height = {{height|m=1.69|frac=4}} in prosthetics
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|website = [http://www.marlouvanrhijn.nl/ www.marlouvanrhijn.nl/]
|country = {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
| weight = {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2007)
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| website = {{URL|www.marlouvanrhijn.nl}}
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|sport = [[Running events|Running]]<br/>Swimming
| country = {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
|event = [[Sprint (running)|Sprints]] (100, 200&nbsp;m)<br/>
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| sport = {{unbulleted list|[[Running events|Running]]|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]}}
Freestyle
| event = {{unbulleted list|[[Sprint (running)|Sprints]] ([[100 metres|100]], [[200 metres|200]], [[400 metres|400&nbsp;m]])|[[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]]}}
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|turnedpro =
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|highestranking =
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|pb = '''100&nbsp;m''' (T44): 13.27&nbsp;s (2012,&nbsp;'''WR''')<br/>
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| highestranking =
'''200&nbsp;m''' (T44): 26.18&nbsp;s (2012,&nbsp;'''WR''')
| pb = {{unbulleted list|'''100&nbsp;m (T43)''': 12.79&nbsp;s (2016, '''WR''')<ref name="atletieknl">[https://www.atletiek.nl/atleet/marlou-van-rhijn Marlou van Rhijn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917202029/https://www.atletiek.nl/atleet/marlou-van-rhijn |date=17 September 2018 }}, Atletiek.nl. Retrieved on 18 September 2016.</ref>|'''200&nbsp;m (T43)''': 25.64&nbsp;s (2015, '''WR''')<ref name="atletieknl"/>|'''400&nbsp;m (T43)''': 60.15&nbsp;s (2013, '''WR''')<ref name="atletieknl"/>}}
|medaltemplates =
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{{MedalSport|Women's athletics}}
{{MedalSport|Women's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Netherlands}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|2012 London|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44|200 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44|200 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T44|100 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T44|100 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44|200 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44|200 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T44|100 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPC Athletics World Championships|IPC World Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPC Athletics World Championships|IPC World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships|2013 Lyon]]|[[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's 100 metres|100m - T44]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships|2013 Lyon]]|[[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships|2013 Lyon]]|[[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's 200 metres|200m - T44]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships|2013 Lyon]]|[[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]]|[[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's 200 metres|200m - T44]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]]|[[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]]|[[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's 100 metres|100m - T44]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]]|[[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPC Athletics European Championships|IPC European Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPC Athletics European Championships|IPC European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 IPC Athletics European Championships|2012 Stadskanaal]]|[[2012 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 100 metres|100m - T44]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 IPC Athletics European Championships|2012 Stadskanaal]]|[[2012 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 IPC Athletics European Championships|2012 Stadskanaal]]|[[2012 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 200 metres|200m - T44]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 IPC Athletics European Championships|2012 Stadskanaal]]|[[2012 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 100 metres|100m - T44]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 200 metres|200m - T44]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m (T44)]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 400 metres|400m - T44]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 400 metres|400 m (T44)]]}}
|updated = 20 August 2014
| updated = 18 September 2016
}}
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'''Marlou van Rhijn''' ({{IPA-nl|mɑrˈlu vɑn rɛin}}; born 22 October 1991) is a professional [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[sprint (running)|sprint]] runner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=689685|title=van Rhijn, Marlou|accessdate=14 April 2014|publisher=ipc.infostradasports.com}}</ref> Van Rhijn, who was born without lower legs,<ref name=CruyffInstitute>{{cite web|title=Marlou van Rhijn: ‘Ik houd heel erg van winnen’|url=http://www.cruyffinstitute.nl/Marlou-van-Rhijn-Ik-houd-heel-erg-van-winnen|work=Folia|publisher=Cruyff Institute|accessdate=9 September 2012|author=Eva Rooijers|language=Dutch}}</ref> is the world record holder for [[T43 (classification)|T43]] in the [[100 metres|100]] and [[200 metres]] events and runs with the aid of [[carbon fibre]] [[transtibial prosthesis|transtibial]] [[artificial limb]]s. She competes in [[T44 (classification)|T44]] (single below knee incapacity) events though she is actually classified in [[T43 (classification)|T43]] (double below knee).
'''Marlou van Rhijn''' ({{IPA-nl|mɑrˈlu vɑn rɛin}}; born 22 October 1991) is a retired professional [[Netherlands|Dutch]] former professional [[sprint (running)|sprint]] runner.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=689685 |title=van Rhijn, Marlou |accessdate=14 April 2014 |publisher=ipc.infostradasports.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415083549/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=689685 |archive-date=15 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Van Rhijn, who was born without lower legs,<ref name=CruyffInstitute>{{cite web |title=Marlou van Rhijn: 'Ik houd heel erg van winnen' |url=http://www.cruyffinstitute.nl/Marlou-van-Rhijn-Ik-houd-heel-erg-van-winnen |work=Folia |publisher=Cruyff Institute |accessdate=9 September 2012 |author=Eva Rooijers |language=Dutch |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130222215930/http://www.cruyffinstitute.nl/Marlou-van-Rhijn-Ik-houd-heel-erg-van-winnen |archivedate=22 February 2013 }}</ref> is the world record holder for [[T43 (classification)|T43]] in the [[100 metres|100]] and [[200 metres]] events and ran with the aid of [[carbon fibre]] [[transtibial prosthesis|transtibial]] [[artificial limb]]s. She competed in [[T44 (classification)|T44]] (single below knee incapacity) events though she was classified in [[T43 (classification)|T43]] (double below knee). She announced her retirement in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13872/artikel/2384605-paralympisch-kampioene-van-rhijn-stopt-met-atletiek-het-hoeft-niet-meer|title = Paralympisch kampioene van Rhijn stopt met atletiek: 'Het hoeft niet meer'}}</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==
Marlou van Rhijn was born on 22 October 1991 in [[Monnickendam]] in the [[Netherlands]].
Marlou van Rhijn was born on 22 October 1991 in [[Monnickendam]] in the Netherlands.


She studies commercial economics at the [[Johan Cruyff Institute]] in Amsterdam.<ref name=CruyffInstitute />
She studied commercial economics at the [[Johan Cruyff Institute]] in Amsterdam.<ref name=CruyffInstitute />


==Swimming==
==Swimming==
Until 2009, Van Rhijn was a member of the national team for swimmers with a disability. Amongst others, she was swimming at a World and a European championship. She swam several Dutch national records. She competed the [[S9 (classification)|S9 class]] and focused on the 50 and 100 meter freestyle.<ref name="IPC Bio">{{cite web|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=689685|title=Van Rhijn, Marlou|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|accessdate=6 June 2016}}</ref> She stopped swimming competitively in 2010 due to lack of motivation.<ref name=CruyffInstitute />
Until 2009, Van Rhijn was a member of the national team for swimmers with a disability. Amongst others, she was swimming at a World and a European championship. She swam several Dutch national records. She competed in the [[S9 (classification)|S9 class]] and focused on the 50 and 100 meter freestyle.<ref name="IPC Bio">{{cite web |url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=689685 |title=Van Rhijn, Marlou |work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] |accessdate=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701133703/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=689685 |archive-date=1 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She stopped swimming competitively in 2010 due to lack of motivation.<ref name=CruyffInstitute />


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Van Rhijn switched sports in 2010, after being approached by [[Guido Bonsen]], coach of the Dutch Parathletics Team. She did a trial, and was hooked.<ref name=CruyffInstitute /> Van Rhijn became a member of the ''Dutch Parathletics Team'' of the [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie]].<ref>{{nl icon}} [http://www.atletiekunie.nl/index.php?page=2 atletiekunie.nl]</ref> Despite qualifying as T43, she competes in the class T44 at the 100 and 200 meters. She qualified for the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in May 2012, while competing at the [[Stadio Olimpico]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Gala 2012: Marlou Van Rhijn record mondiale paralimpico 100m|url=http://www.sportlive.it/altri-sport/marlou-van-rhijn-record-mondiale-100m-golden-gala-roma-2012.html|accessdate=9 September 2012|publisher=SportLive|language=Italian}}</ref>
Van Rhijn switched sports in 2010, after being approached by [[Guido Bonsen]], coach of the Dutch Parathletics Team. She did a trial, and was hooked.<ref name=CruyffInstitute /> Van Rhijn became a member of the ''Dutch Parathletics Team'' of the [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atletiekunie.nl/index.php?page=2 |title=atletiekunie.nl |language=nl |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920033540/http://atletiekunie.nl/index.php?page=2 |archivedate=20 September 2012}}</ref> Despite qualifying as T43, she competes in the class T44 at the 100 and 200 meters. She qualified for the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in May 2012, while competing at the [[Stadio Olimpico]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Gala 2012: Marlou Van Rhijn record mondiale paralimpico 100m |url=http://www.sportlive.it/altri-sport/marlou-van-rhijn-record-mondiale-100m-golden-gala-roma-2012.html |accessdate=9 September 2012 |publisher=SportLive |language=Italian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025919/http://www.sportlive.it/altri-sport/marlou-van-rhijn-record-mondiale-100m-golden-gala-roma-2012.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was invested as a Knight of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] after winning her Paralympic medals.<ref>[https://www.atletiek.nl/nieuws/marlou-van-rhijn-geridderd Marlou van Rhijn geridderd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917202037/https://www.atletiek.nl/nieuws/marlou-van-rhijn-geridderd |date=17 September 2018 }} (in Dutch), Atletiek.nl, 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.</ref>

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She left the national paralympic team. She started training after the Paralympic Games in Ookmeer, Amsterdam with her new coach [[Parcy Marte]], who also trains non-paralympic people.


In the build up to the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] she was supportive of [[Shardea Arias de la Cruz]] when she decided to create a Paralympic committee and team for the small island nation of [[Aruba]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 September 2021|title=Tokyo 2020: The Paralympic dream that started at the supermarket|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-57837062|access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>
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She left the natioanal paralympic team. She started training after the Paralympic Games in Ookmeer, Amsterdam with her new coach [[Parcy Marte]], who also trains non-paralympic people.


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
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| colspan="5" style="background:silver;"|'''100&nbsp;m (sport class T44)'''
| colspan="5" style="background:silver;"|'''100&nbsp;m (sport class T44)'''
|- valign=top
|align=center|13.02<br />(Paralympic Record)
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|[[Gold medal|Gold]]
|align=center|17 September 2016
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T44|2016 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
|align=center|13.22<br />(world record; personal best)
|align=center|13.22<br />(world record; personal best)
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|align=center|1 September 2012
|align=center|1 September 2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres|2012 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres|2012 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|London, United Kingdom
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
|align=center|13.27<ref>{{cite news |title= Wereldrecord voor Van Rhijn |first= |last= |url= http://www.nusport.nl/paralympics/2899126/wereldrecord-van-rhijn.html|newspaper= nu.nl|date= 2 September 2012|accessdate=7 September 2012|language=nl}}</ref><br />
|align=center|13.27<ref>{{cite news |title=Wereldrecord voor Van Rhijn |url=http://www.nusport.nl/paralympics/2899126/wereldrecord-van-rhijn.html |newspaper=nu.nl |date=2 September 2012 |accessdate=7 September 2012 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904234439/http://www.nusport.nl/paralympics/2899126/wereldrecord-van-rhijn.html |archive-date=4 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
|style="text-align:center; background: Silver;"|[[Silver medal|Silver]]
|style="text-align:center; background: Silver;"|[[Silver medal|Silver]]
|align=center|2 September 2012
|align=center|2 September 2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T44|2012 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T44|2012 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|London, United Kingdom
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
|align=center|13.62<ref name="paralympic.org"/>
|align=center|13.62<ref name="paralympic.org"/>
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|[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
|[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
|align=center|26.18<ref>{{cite news |title= Van Rhijn pakt paralympisch goud in wereldrecord|first= |last= |url= http://www.nu.nl/sport/2903330/van-rhijn-pakt-paralympisch-goud-in-wereldrecord.html|newspaper= nl.nl|date= 6 September 2012|accessdate=7 September 2012|language=nl}}</ref><br />(world record; personal best)
|align=center|26.18<ref>{{cite news |title=Van Rhijn pakt paralympisch goud in wereldrecord |url=http://www.nu.nl/sport/2903330/van-rhijn-pakt-paralympisch-goud-in-wereldrecord.html |newspaper=nl.nl |date=6 September 2012 |accessdate=7 September 2012 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907150059/http://www.nu.nl/sport/2903330/van-rhijn-pakt-paralympisch-goud-in-wereldrecord.html |archive-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />(world record; personal best)
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|[[Gold medal|Gold]]
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|[[Gold medal|Gold]]
|align=center|2 September 2012
|align=center|2 September 2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44|2012 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44|2012 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|London, United Kingdom
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
|align=center|26.97<ref>{{cite news |title= Van Rhijn noteert wereldrecord|first= |last= |url= http://www.nusport.nl/paralympics/2901804/van-rhijn-noteert-wereldrecord.html|newspaper= nu.nl|date= 5 September 2012|accessdate=7 September 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
|align=center|26.97<ref>{{cite news |title=Van Rhijn noteert wereldrecord |url=http://www.nusport.nl/paralympics/2901804/van-rhijn-noteert-wereldrecord.html |newspaper=nu.nl |date=5 September 2012 |accessdate=7 September 2012 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906051718/http://www.nusport.nl/paralympics/2901804/van-rhijn-noteert-wereldrecord.html |archive-date=6 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center; "|series
|style="text-align:center; "|series
|align=center|5 September 2012
|align=center|5 September 2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44|2012 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44|2012 Summer Paralympics]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|London, United Kingdom
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| colspan="5" style="background:silver;"|'''50&nbsp;m Breaststroke (sport class SB8)'''
| colspan="5" style="background:silver;"|'''50&nbsp;m Breaststroke (sport class SB8)'''
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
|align=center|51.80<ref name=xzweml>{{cite web|title=Marlou van Rhijn - Personal records|url=http://www.xzweml.nl/IPCswimming/index.php?id=90&l=199190008|publisher=Xzweml.nl|accessdate=9 September 2012|language=Dutch}}</ref><br />(personal best)
|align=center|51.80<ref name=xzweml>{{cite web |title=Marlou van Rhijn – Personal records |url=http://www.xzweml.nl/IPCswimming/index.php?id=90&l=199190008 |publisher=Xzweml.nl |accessdate=9 September 2012 |language=Dutch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928013042/http://www.xzweml.nl/IPCswimming/index.php?id=90&l=199190008 |archive-date=28 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />(personal best)
|style="text-align:center;"|n/a
|style="text-align:center;"|n/a
|align=center|8 March 2009
|align=center|8 March 2009
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|align=center|29 May 2009
|align=center|29 May 2009
|n/a
|n/a
|[[Berlin]], Germany
|Berlin, Germany
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| colspan="5" style="background:silver;"|'''400&nbsp;m Freestyle (sport class S9)'''
| colspan="5" style="background:silver;"|'''400&nbsp;m Freestyle (sport class S9)'''
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.marlouvanrhijn.nl/}}

* {{IPC athlete|marlou-van-rhijn|old_id=689685&WinterGames=-1}}
* {{nl icon}} [http://www.marlouvanrhijn.nl/ Official website of Marlou van Rhijn]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130527054037/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/van-rhijn-marlou-5513567/ Profile at London 2012]
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527054037/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/van-rhijn-marlou-5513567/ |date=dmy |title=Marlou van Rhijn at London 2012}}
* {{nl icon}} [https://www.atletiek.nl/atleet/marlou-van-rhijn Profile on de website Atletiek.nl]
* [https://www.atletiek.nl/atleet/marlou-van-rhijn Marlou van Rhijn] at the ''[[Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie]]'' {{in lang|nl}}
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 26 February 2024

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Rhijn, not Rhijn.
Marlou van Rhijn
Van Rhijn running at the IPC Athletics World Championships in 2013
Personal information
NicknameBlade Babe[1][2][3]
Born (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 32)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) in prosthetics
Weight57 kg (126 lb) (2007)
Websitewww.marlouvanrhijn.nl
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport
Events
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m (T43): 12.79 s (2016, WR)[4]
  • 200 m (T43): 25.64 s (2015, WR)[4]
  • 400 m (T43): 60.15 s (2013, WR)[4]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200 m (T44)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m (T44)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m (T44)
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m (T44)
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 100 m (T44)
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 200 m (T44)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 100 m (T44)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 200 m (T44)
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal 100 m (T44)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal 200 m (T44)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 100 m (T44)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 200 m (T44)
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Swansea 400 m (T44)
Updated on 18 September 2016.

Marlou van Rhijn (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈlu vɑn rɛin]; born 22 October 1991) is a retired professional Dutch former professional sprint runner.[5] Van Rhijn, who was born without lower legs,[6] is the world record holder for T43 in the 100 and 200 metres events and ran with the aid of carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs. She competed in T44 (single below knee incapacity) events though she was classified in T43 (double below knee). She announced her retirement in June 2021.[7]

Personal[edit]

Marlou van Rhijn was born on 22 October 1991 in Monnickendam in the Netherlands.

She studied commercial economics at the Johan Cruyff Institute in Amsterdam.[6]

Swimming[edit]

Until 2009, Van Rhijn was a member of the national team for swimmers with a disability. Amongst others, she was swimming at a World and a European championship. She swam several Dutch national records. She competed in the S9 class and focused on the 50 and 100 meter freestyle.[8] She stopped swimming competitively in 2010 due to lack of motivation.[6]

Athletics[edit]

Van Rhijn switched sports in 2010, after being approached by Guido Bonsen, coach of the Dutch Parathletics Team. She did a trial, and was hooked.[6] Van Rhijn became a member of the Dutch Parathletics Team of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie.[9] Despite qualifying as T43, she competes in the class T44 at the 100 and 200 meters. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in May 2012, while competing at the Stadio Olimpico.[10] She was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau after winning her Paralympic medals.[11]

She left the national paralympic team. She started training after the Paralympic Games in Ookmeer, Amsterdam with her new coach Parcy Marte, who also trains non-paralympic people.

In the build up to the 2016 Summer Paralympics she was supportive of Shardea Arias de la Cruz when she decided to create a Paralympic committee and team for the small island nation of Aruba.[12]

Achievements[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Time (s) Results Date Event Location
100 m (sport class T44)
13.02
(Paralympic Record) 		Gold 17 September 2016 2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13.22
(world record; personal best) 		heats 1 September 2012 2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom
13.27[13]
 Silver 2 September 2012 2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom
13.62[3] Gold 27 June 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships Stadskanaal, Netherlands
200 m (sport class T44)
26.17
(Paralympic Record) 		Gold 15 September 2016 2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26.18[14]
(world record; personal best) 		Gold 2 September 2012 2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom
26.97[15] series 5 September 2012 2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom

Swimming[edit]

Time (s) Results Date Event Location
50 m Breaststroke (sport class SB8)
51.80[16]
(personal best) 		n/a 8 March 2009 n/a Esbjerg, Denmark
50 m Freestyle (sport class S9)
34.34[16]
(personal best) 		n/a 10 May 2009 n/a Antwerp, Belgium
100 m Freestyle (sport class S9)
1:13.02[16]
(personal best) 		n/a 24 October 2009 n/a Reykjavík, Iceland
200 m Freestyle (sport class S9)
2:42.44[16]
(personal best) 		n/a 29 May 2009 n/a Berlin, Germany
400 m Freestyle (sport class S9)
5:32.36[16]
(personal best) 		n/a 21 October 2009 n/a Reykjavík, Iceland

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zilver Van Rhijn,brons Hertog" NOS, 2 September 2012
  2. ^ "Blade Babe Marlou van Rhijn op weg naar de perfecte race" Archived 18 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Metronieuws, 28 August 2012
  3. ^ a b "Marlou van Rhijn aka Blade Babe wins gold in 100m T44 and teammates take silver and bronze". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Marlou van Rhijn Archived 17 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Atletiek.nl. Retrieved on 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ "van Rhijn, Marlou". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d Eva Rooijers. "Marlou van Rhijn: 'Ik houd heel erg van winnen'". Folia (in Dutch). Cruyff Institute. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Paralympisch kampioene van Rhijn stopt met atletiek: 'Het hoeft niet meer'".
  8. ^ "Van Rhijn, Marlou". IPC. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ^ "atletiekunie.nl" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Golden Gala 2012: Marlou Van Rhijn record mondiale paralimpico 100m" (in Italian). SportLive. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  11. ^ Marlou van Rhijn geridderd Archived 17 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch), Atletiek.nl, 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Tokyo 2020: The Paralympic dream that started at the supermarket". BBC News. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Wereldrecord voor Van Rhijn". nu.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Van Rhijn pakt paralympisch goud in wereldrecord". nl.nl (in Dutch). 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Van Rhijn noteert wereldrecord". nu.nl (in Dutch). 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  16. ^ a b c d e "Marlou van Rhijn – Personal records" (in Dutch). Xzweml.nl. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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