Maureen Koster

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Maureen Koster in Dublin 2013

nation NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
birthday 3rd July 1992 (age 28)
place of birth Gouda , Netherlands
size 176 cm
Weight 57 kg
Career
discipline Medium and long distance running
society Phanos
Trainer Bert Koster, Grete Koens
status active
Medal table
European Indoor Championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
EAA logo European Indoor Championships
bronze Prague 2015 3000 m
last change: June 2nd, 2017

Maureen Koster (born July 3, 1992 in Gouda ) is a Dutch athlete who competes in medium and long-distance running .

Athletic career

In 2009 Maureen Koster appeared at the European Youth Olympic Festival and took ninth place over 1500 meters. In 2010, she was eliminated at the Junior World Championships in Moncton, Canada in the preliminary round, as well as at the Junior European Championships in Tallinn the following year. In 2013 she made it to the final of the U23 European Championships , but could not finish her run there. She also qualified for the World Championships in Moscow , where she advanced to the semi-finals.

In 2014 she qualified for the European Championships in Zurich , but dropped out again in the first round. At the European Indoor Championships in 2015 , she won her first medal at an international championship in the 3000 meter run. She qualified both over 1500 meters and over 5000 meters for the World Championships in Beijing . In the 1500 meter competition , she made it to the semifinals, while she couldn't finish her run in the second discipline. In 2016, she just missed another medal in fourth place at the World Indoor Championships . She also qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where she was eliminated in the preliminary round .

At the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade , she came in fourth over 3000 meters again.

In 2012, 2013 and 2015 Koster was the Dutch champion over 1500 meters outdoors and in 2017 over 3000 meters indoors.

Top performances

open air

  • 800 meters: 2: 02.15 min, on August 2, 2014 in Ninove
  • 1500 meters: 3: 59.79 min, on July 17th, 2015 in Monaco
  • 5000 meters: 15: 07.20 min, on May 1st, 2016 in Palo Alto

Hall

  • 1500 meters: 4: 10.68 min, on February 6, 2016 in Karlsruhe
  • 3000 meters: 8: 44.63 min, on February 18, 2017 in Birmingham

Web links

Commons : Maureen Koster  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jon Mulkeen: Report: women's 1500m heats - Rio 2016 Olympic Games ( English ) IAAF. August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Result list of the EM in Belgrade
personal data
SURNAME Koster, Maureen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch athlete
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd July 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Gouda cheese