| Birth Date: | 21 February 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
| Weight: | 64kg (141lb) |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 400 m hurdles, 400 m, 800 m, combined events |
Ester Goossens (pronounced as /nl/; born 21 February 1972) is a retired Dutch athlete who competed in a variety of events, including the 400 metres, 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 1997 World Championships and 1999 World Indoor Championships.
Goossens held the Dutch records in the 400 metres of 51.35 seconds from 1998 until it was broken by Lisanne de Witte in 2018 and in the 400 metres hurdles of 54.62 seconds from 1998 until it was broken by Femke Bol in 2020.[1] [2] She still holds the national record in the 800 metres indoor.
| Representing the | ||||||
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| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 12th (h) | 4×400m relay | 3:45.30 | |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 54.70 | |
| 1991 | European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 7th | 400 m | 55.26 | |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 7th (h) | 400 m | 52.73 | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 800 m | 2:03.59 | |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.96 | ||
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 5th (sf) | 800 m | 2:03.95 | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.17 | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 4th | 400 m | 51.82 | |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 54.62 | ||
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 8th (sf) | 400 m | 52.09 | |
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