Richard Douma

Richard Douma
Richard Douma (2017)
Full name	Richard Douma
nation	Netherlands
birthday	17th April 1993 (age 27)
place of birth	Zaandam ,  Netherlands
size	184 cm
Weight	67 kg
Career
discipline	1500 m
Best performance	3: 35.77 min
society	AV Zaanland
Trainer	Louis Dam
status	active
last change: April 10, 2020

Richard Douma (born April 17, 1993 in Zaandam ) is a Dutch athlete who specializes in middle-distance runs .

Life

Richard Douma comes from Zaandam, in the province of Noord-Holland . From an early age he was a sports enthusiast, initially playing football, ice hockey and motor sports before his father registered him for a run in 2009, where he discovered his passion for athletics. His achievements made his future coach Louis Dam aware of him and so Douma started training at AV Zaanland from 2010 under Dam's guidance.

Athletic career

In 2011, at the age of 18, Douma took part in the Dutch championships, where he finished sixth over 3000 meters obstacle. In 2012 he became two-time Dutch U20 indoor champion and in summer also won the national championship title in the same age group outdoors. In 2013 he took part in the U23 European Championships in Tampere, Finland, where he finished twelfth over 1500 meters. Two years he appeared again at the U23 European Championships, this time in the U23 European Championships in Tallinn. He finished eighth in 3: 46.29 minutes.

In 2016 he was the first Dutch indoor champion among adults. In the summer he took part in the European Championships in his native Netherlands, where he finished fourth in 3: 47.32 minutes over 1500 meters. At the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade in 2017, Douma was eliminated in advance. In August he moved into the semi-finals of the World Championships in London and finished 24th. In 2018 he became the first Dutch champion over 1500 meters outdoors. He successfully defended the title a year later. At the European Indoor Championships in 2019, however, he was sixth in his pre-run over 800 meters and was unable to advance to the next round and thus finished 27th overall. At the beginning of 2020 he equalized the Dutch record over 10 kilometers in 28:08 minutes in Valencia.

Major competitions

year	event	place	space	discipline	time
Starts for the Netherlands
2013	U23 European Championships	Tampere	12.	1500 m	3: 54.62 min
2015	U23 European Championships	Tallinn	8th.	1500 m	3: 46.29 min
2016	European championships	Amsterdam	4th	1500 m	3: 47.32 min
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade	18th	1500 m	3: 53.14 min
	World championships	London	24.	1500 m	3: 47.74 min
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow	27.	800 m	1: 50.36 min

Personal best

open air

• 800 m : 1: 47.88 min, June 17, 2017, Leiden
• 1000 m : 2: 24.26 min, May 9, 2015, Lisse
• 1500 m : 3: 35.77 min, July 16, 2017, Heusden-Zolder
• 3000 m : 8: 05.45 min, August 18, 2018, Gothenburg
• 10-kilometer run : 28:08 min, January 12, 2020, Valencia

Hall

• 800 m: 1: 48.90 min, February 16, 2019, Apeldoorn
• 1000 m: 2: 29.11 min, January 27, 2018, Apeldoorn
• 1500 m: 3: 41.51 min, February 10, 2017, Toruń
• 3000 m: 8: 44.67 min, February 12, 2012, Apeldoorn

Web links

• Richard Douma in the database of World Athletics (English)
• official website of Richard Douma (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Uitstapje naar 10 kilometers brengt Douma nationaal record: 'Ben er goed in' ( Dutch ) January 13, 2020. Accessed April 10, 2020.