Dutch Athletics Team

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Kadene Vassell4 x 100 metersPlace / date of birth: St. Thomas (Jamaica),January 29, 1989Residence: AmsterdamClub:Phanos (Amsterdam)Coaches:Oscar Terol, Urta RozenstruikProfession: AthleteSponsors:Nike, ViruoosSupport:TTR (Team Terol Rozenstruik)Topsport AmsterdamPERSONAL BEST100 meters: 11.42, Lausanne (Sui), July 4, 2013200 meters: 23.49, Genève (Sui), June 2, 2012PROGRESSION100m 200m2011 11.67 23.612012 11.65 23.492013 11.42 23.572014 11.82 -2015 11.64 23.95NATIONAL TITLESOutdoor (3): 200m (2009); 100/200m U20 (2007)Indoor (1): 60m (2014)INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSOutdoor2007: EJC Hengelo: 100m: semi-finals(11.89, heats 11.72)200m: heats (25.49)4x100m: heats (45.98)2008: WJC Bydgoszcz (Pol), 4x100m: heats(45.21)2009: EC U23 Kaunas (Lit), 200m: heats (23.95)4x100m: heats (45.61)2011: EC U23 Ostrava (Cze), 4 th(23.61, semi-finals 23.70, heats 23.95)4x100m: 5 th (44.61, heats 44.94)2011: WC Daegu (Kor), 4x100m: heats (43.44 NR)2012: EC Helsinki (Fin), 4x100m: Silver Medal(42.80, heats 43.80)2012: OG London (GBr), 4x100m: 6 th(42.70, heats 42.45 NR)2013: WC Moscow (Rus), 4x100m: heats (43.26)AT THESE CHAMPIONSHIPSSaturday, August 29 12:00 4x100 m, Round 1Saturday, August 29 20:50 4x100 m, FinalGoal for Beijing: Reach the final. In the final,everything is possible.Goal for Olympic Games 2016 in Rio: Qualifyindividually and with the relay.Ultimate Goal in Athletics: Reach my maximumpotential.My greatest performance(s) ever: Silver at theEuropean Championships and 6 th at the OlympicGames.Favourite food: Good chicken.28

Sifan Hassan800 / 1500 metersPlace / Date of birth: Nazret (Eth),January 1, 1993Residence:ArnhemClub:Eindhoven AtletiekCoach:Honoré HoedtProfession:AthletePersonal Sponsors: NikeSupport:NOC*NSF, AtletiekuniePERSONAL BESTOutdoor800 meters: 1:59.46, London (GBr), July 25, 20151500 meters: 3:56.05, Monaco (Mon), July 17, 20153000 meters: 8:29.38, Brussel (Bel), Sept. 5, 2014Indoor1500 m: 4:00.46, Stockholm (Swe), Feb. 19, 20153000 meters: 8:45.32, Karlsruhe (Ger), Feb. 1, 2014PROGRESSION800m 1500m 3000m2012 - 4:08.24 9:08.102013 2:00.86 4:03.73 8:32.532014 1:59.95 3:57.00 8:29.382015 1:59.46 3:56.05 -National records: 1500m, 3000mNational U23 records: 1500m, 3000m, 5000mNational indoor record: 1500mNATIONAL TITLESCross (2): 2013, 2014Indoor (1): 3000 m (2015)INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSOutdoor2014: EC Zurich (Sui), 1500m: EuropeanChampion (4:04.18; heats 4:09.55)5000m: Silver medal (15:31.79)2014: IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakesh (Mor):IAAF Champion (4:05.99)Indoor2014: WC Sopot (Pol), 3000m: 5 th(9:03.22; heats 8:58.50)2015: EC Prague (Cze), 1500m:European Champion (4:09.04)Cross Country2013: EC Belgrade (Srb),European Champion U23AT THESE CHAMPIONSHIPSSaturday, August 22 11:15 1500 m, Round 1Sunday, August 23 20:45 1500 m, Semi-finalsTuesday, August 25 20:35 1500 m FinalWednesday, Aug. 26 10:25 800 m, Round 1Thursday, August 27 20:05 800 m, Semi-finalsSaturday, August 29 19:15 800 m, FinalGoal for Beijing: Going for the gold medal in the1500m.Goal for Olympic Games 2016 in Rio: Going for amedal in the 1500m.Ultimate Goal in Athletics: Olympic Gold or worldrecord.My greatest performance(s) ever: My gold medal atthe European Championships (1500m).Best athlete in my event(s) ever: Hicham elGuerrouj.About performing in the Beijing Birds Nest: I’venever competed in Beijing yet, so I am lookingforward to the Birds Nest. I hear good stories about it.Favourite food: Injera.29

Sifan Hassan800 / 1500 metersPlace / Date of birth: Nazret (Eth),January 1, 1993Residence:ArnhemClub:Eindhoven AtletiekCoach:Honoré HoedtProfession:AthletePersonal Sponsors: NikeSupport:NOC*NSF, AtletiekuniePERSONAL BESTOutdoor800 meters: 1:59.46, London (GBr), July 25, 20151500 meters: 3:56.05, Monaco (Mon), July 17, 20153000 meters: 8:29.38, Brussel (Bel), Sept. 5, 2014Indoor1500 m: 4:00.46, Stockholm (Swe), Feb. 19, 20153000 meters: 8:45.32, Karlsruhe (Ger), Feb. 1, 2014PROGRESSION800m 1500m 3000m2012 - 4:08.24 9:08.102013 2:00.86 4:03.73 8:32.532014 1:59.95 3:57.00 8:29.382015 1:59.46 3:56.05 -National records: 1500m, 3000mNational U23 records: 1500m, 3000m, 5000mNational indoor record: 1500mNATIONAL TITLESCross (2): 2013, 2014Indoor (1): 3000 m (2015)INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSOutdoor2014: EC Zurich (Sui), 1500m: EuropeanChampion (4:04.18; heats 4:09.55)5000m: Silver medal (15:31.79)2014: IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakesh (Mor):IAAF Champion (4:05.99)Indoor2014: WC Sopot (Pol), 3000m: 5 th(9:03.22; heats 8:58.50)2015: EC Prague (Cze), 1500m:European Champion (4:09.04)Cross Country2013: EC Belgrade (Srb),European Champion U23AT THESE CHAMPIONSHIPSSaturday, August 22 11:15 1500 m, Round 1Sunday, August 23 20:45 1500 m, Semi-finalsTuesday, August 25 20:35 1500 m FinalWednesday, Aug. 26 10:25 800 m, Round 1Thursday, August 27 20:05 800 m, Semi-finalsSaturday, August 29 19:15 800 m, FinalGoal for Beijing: Going for the gold medal in the1500m.Goal for Olympic Games 2016 in Rio: Going for amedal in the 1500m.Ultimate Goal in <strong>Athletics</strong>: Olympic Gold or worldrecord.My greatest performance(s) ever: My gold medal atthe European Championships (1500m).Best athlete in my event(s) ever: Hicham elGuerrouj.About performing in the Beijing Birds Nest: I’venever competed in Beijing yet, so I am lookingforward to the Birds Nest. I hear good stories about it.Favourite food: Injera.29

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