Marissa Damink Explained

Marissa Damink
Nationality:Dutch
Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle distance running
Birth Date:24 October 1995
Pb:800m: 2:02.06 (Oordegem, 2023)
1500m: 4:05.84 (Modena, 2024)
Mile: 4:31.85 (TorĂșn, 2023)
3000m: 9:02.44 (Appeldorn, 2024)

Marissa Damink (born 24 October 1995) is a Dutch middle distance runner. She has won multiple Dutch national titles over 1500 metres.[1]

Career

In February 2022, she won the Dutch Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn over 1500 metres. the following year, defending her title at the same event she was runner-up to Maureen Koster.[2] In March 2023, she competed in the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul over 1500 metres.[3]

In June 2023, she finished tenth in the 1500 metres at the European Team Championships in Silesia. In July 2023, she won the Dutch Athletics Championships 1500 metres in Breda.[4] She finished tenth in the road mile at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.[5]

In February 2024, she won the Dutch Athletics Indoor Championship titles in Appeldoorn both over 1500 metres and 3000 metres.[6] In May 2024, she lowered her personal best for the 1500 metres to 4:04.84 in Modena, Italy.[7] In June 2024, she competed at the European Athletics Championships in Rome.[8]

Personal life

From Roosendaal, she was a keen hockey player before focusing on athletics. She attended Eindhoven University of Technology where she studied psychology and technology.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marissa Damink. World Athletics. 19 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Sprint titles at the National Indoor Championships for Bouju and Seedo, Koster's European Championship ticket at 1,500 meters. nos.nl. 19 June 2024. February 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Women's 1500m Results. Watch Athletics. 19 June 2024. 4 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Marissa Damink ambitious for the World Cup: 'Wants to set a tight Dutch record'. Hardloopnetwerk.nl. Tijn. Piest. September 28, 2023. 19 June 2024.
  5. Web site: American Hobbs Kessler and Diribe Welteji Win World Athletics Road Mile Rac. Runners Gazette. 19 June 2024. 1 October 2023.
  6. Web site: 23 February 2024. Athlete Marissa Damink in the best shape of her life: 'Title at 3000 meters above my expectations'. bd.nl. 19 June 2024.
  7. Web site: The athletes of #iloverun Athletic Terni shine at the National Meeting in Rovereto and at the International Meeting in Modena. umbria7.it. 19 June 2024. 2 May 2024.
  8. Web site: Beste vorm ooit en toch tegenvaller voor Marissa Damink, meevaller . gooieneemlander.nl. 19 June 2024. 7 June 2024.
  9. Web site: "Full-time sport? That's a slightly scary prospect". tue.nl. 19 June 2024. 2 October 2019.