Miguel Janssen | |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1970 |
Birth Place: | Oranjestad, Aruba |
Height: | 1.85 m[1] |
Weight: | 80 kg |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | 100 m, 200 m |
Education: | Centraal Instituut Opleiding Sportleiders |
Club: | Amsterdamse Atletiek Combinatie |
Coach: | Henk Kraaijenhof |
Miguel Janssen (born 5 September 1970 in Oranjestad) is a retired Dutch-Aruban athlete who competed in sprinting events. He represented Aruba at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and three indoor World Championships. He later switched allegiance to the Netherlands on 2 August 1998[1] but did not represent that country at any major competition. Janssen still holds Aruban records on several distances. In addition, he is a former Dutch record holder in the 60 metres indoors and 200 metres outdoors.
His father Harry Janssen was a Dutch middle-distance runner and president of the Aruba Athletic Federation while his mother Ciska Janssen was a Dutch long jumper.[2]
Representing | |||||
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1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 35th (h) | 60 m | 6.97 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 37th (h) | 100 m | 10.62 | |
49th (h) | 200 m | 21.51 | |||
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 23rd (sf) | 60 m | 6.83 |
21st (h) | 200 m | 21.90 | |||
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 65th (h) | 100 m | 10.73 | |
56th (h) | 200 m | 21.31 | |||
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 71st (h) | 200 m | 21.72 |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 41st (h) | 60 m | 6.87 |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 56th (h) | 100 m | 10.47 |
Outdoor
Indoor