Nick Smidt | |
Birth Date: | 12 May 1997[1] |
Birth Place: | Assen, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.86 m |
Weight: | 84 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 400 metres hurdles |
Club: | AAC '61[2] |
Coach: | Betty Hofmeijer Laurent Meuwly[3] |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Nick Smidt (pronounced as /nl/; born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.[4]
His personal best in the event is 49.28 seconds set in Zürich in 2019.
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2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 7th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 52.59 | |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.96 | |
9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.93 | ||||
2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.49 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 26th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.54 | ||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 19th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.35 | |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.90 | |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.56 | ||
9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.14 | ||||
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 20th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.29 | ||
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 49.43 | |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 20th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.61 |