Maureen Koster Explained

Maureen Koster
Birth Date:3 July 1992
Birth Place:Gouda, Netherlands
Weight:57kg (126lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:1500 m, 5000 m
Club:Phanos
Coach:Bert Koster, Grete Koens

Maureen Koster (pronounced as /nl/; born 3 July 1992) is a Dutch middle-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague,[1] which later became a silver medal after Yelena Korobkina was disqualified for doping.

She was born in Gouda. Se represented her country at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[2] She ran in the under-23 section at the 2013 and 2014 European Cross Country Championships, winning a team bronze on the first attempt and coming fifth individually in the latter edition.[3] [4] She also ran in 1500 m at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final.[5]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Competition record

Year!scope="col"
CompetitionLocationPositionEventTime
2009European Youth Olympic FestivalTrabzon, Turkey9th1500 m4:30.45
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada21st (h)1500 m4:22.08
2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia1500 m
2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland4th (h)1500 m4:15.001
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia17th (sf)1500 m4:08.15
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland17th (h)1500 m4:15.11
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republicbgcolor=silver2nd3000 m8:51.64
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China9th (sf)1500 m4:10.95
5000 mDNF
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon United States4th3000 m8:56.44
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil32nd (h)1500 m4:13.15
2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th3000 m8:48.99
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany8th5000 m15:21.64
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom6th3000 m8:56.22
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar5000 m
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland8th (h)3000 m8:56.911
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States21st (h)5000 m15:18.17
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4th5000 m15:03.29
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey6th3000 m8:47.17
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th5000 m15:00.78
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy4th5000 m14:44.46
Olympic GamesParis, France19th (h)5000 m15:03.66
1Did not finish in the final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hardloopster Koster verrast op EK indoor atletiek, wint brons . nrc.nl . 7 March 2015.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130815173548/http://atletiekunie.nl/index.php?page=18&profileitem=703 Maureen Koster
  3. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/eaa2.asp?event_id=99913400000002&ctype_id=565&module=competition&show=RL&lang=en&display_compID=59321 U23 Women Final - U23 Women
  4. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-cross-country-championships/2014/athletics/event/womens-u23/phase=atw082100/index.html U23 Women Final - Sun, Dec 14 9:32
  5. http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW015900_C73H.pdf 2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres qualifying