Mike Foppen | |
Birth Date: | 29 November 1996 |
Birth Place: | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
Country: | Netherlands |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Middle-, Long-distance running |
Coach: | Joshua Mols |
Mike Foppen (in Dutch; Flemish mɑik ˈfɔpən/; born 29 November 1996)[1] is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.
Foppen represented Netherlands in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is the joint Dutch record holder for the 5000 m and the Dutch indoor record holder for the 3000 m and 5000 m (his mark is an outright national best[2]). He won seven national titles.