Martijn Nuijens Explained

Martijn Nuijens (in Dutch; Flemish mɑrˈtɛin ˈnœyəns/; born 18 November 1983) is a Dutch former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. He is a three-time Dutch national high jump champion, having won in 2007, 2009 and 2010. His was a member of the Phanos track club. He is 1.94 m tall.[1] His personal best for the event is set in 2009.

Born in Den Helder,[2] Nuijens represented the Netherlands at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, taking fifth place with a jump of in a final affected by heavy rain.[3] [4] He also competed in qualifying rounds only at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2007 and 2009, as well as the 2010 European Athletics Championships.[1]

International competitions

2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom15th (q)2.18 m
2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy20th (q)2.17 m
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany5th2.23 m
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain23rd (q)2.19 m

National titles

Notes and References

  1. http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=n/athlete=155463-nuijens-martijn/index.html Martijn Nuijens
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100109003011/http://www.martijnnuijens.nl/biografie/ Biograpfie
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/netherlands/martijn-nuyens-231399 Martijn Nuyens
  4. Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-21). Event Report - Men's High Jump - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-10.