Frans Maas

Frans Maas

Frans Maas (born July 13, 1964 in Bergen op Zoom ) is a former Dutch long jumper .

In 1987 he was eighth at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Indianapolis and was eliminated from the qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Rome .

In 1988 he won gold at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Budapest . The following year he won bronze at the European Indoor Championships in The Hague and was again eighth at the World Indoor Championships in Budapest .

At the European Athletics Championships in 1990 in Split, he finished fourth.

In 1991 he did not get beyond the preliminary round at the World Cup in Tokyo . In 1993 a fourth place followed at the World Indoor Championships in Toronto and another out of qualification at the World Championships in Stuttgart .

He was five times Dutch champion outdoors (1983, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994) and indoors (1984, 1991-1994). In 1987 he won the national triple jump title .

Personal best

• Long jump: 8.07 m, July 8, 1989, Hengelo
  • Hall: 8.11 m, February 19, 1989, The Hague
• Triple jump: 16.12 m, July 11, 1987, Leiden
  • Hall: 16.24 m, February 27, 1988, Colorado Springs

Web links

• Frans Maas in the database of World Athletics (English)