Ramsey Angela Explained

Ramsey Angela
Birth Date:	6 November 1999
Birth Place:	Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Height:	1.77 m
Country:	Netherlands
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	400 metres, 400 m hurdles
Club:	PAC Rotterdam
Coach:	Laurent Meuwly

Ramsey Angela (born 6 November 1999) is a Dutch sprinter specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. He won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships. Angela earned four major medals as part of Dutch men's 4 × 400 m relays, including silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[1]

He won one Dutch national title (400 m hurdles).

Career

Angela comes from Rotterdam and represents PAC Rotterdam.^{[2] [3]}

With the Dutch men's team he became European Champion in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2021 European Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland.^{[4] [5]}

He is openly gay.^{[6] [7]}

Statistics

International competitions

2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	– (h)	400 m hurdles
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	18th (sf)	400 m hurdles	51.99
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.93
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.30^1
	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	7th	400 m hurdles	50.51
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.06
	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.45
	European Team Championships 1st League	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.49
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	3rd	400 m hurdles	49.07
			– (f)	4 × 400 m relay
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:57.18
			4th	4 × 400 m mixed	3:10.36
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	17th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.77
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.14
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	19th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.99
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.34
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.59
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.40
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.25
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.50

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 10.95 (+0.0 m/s, Leiden 2020)
  • 200 metres indoor – 21.89 (Vienna 2021)
• 400 metres – 45.58 (Bern 2021)
  • 400 metres indoor – 46.48 (Apeldoorn 2021)
• 400 m hurdles – 49.07 (Tallinn 2021)

National titles

• Dutch Athletics Championships
  • 400 m hurdles: 2021

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ramsey Angela . 2023-07-05 . Olympics.com.
2. Web site: RotterdamTopsport: Ramsey Angela. rotterdamtopsport.nl.
3. Web site: Ramsey Angela hoopt op Olympische medaille &#124. hardloopnetwerk.nl. 11 August 2020 .
4. Web site: Rotterdamse sprinters Liemarvin Bonevacia en Ramsey Angela over hun gouden EK Indoor. dehavenloods.nl.
5. Web site: Ramsey Angela over EK: 'Dit was absoluut mijn mooiste wedstrijd tot nu toe'. hardloopnieuws.nl. 12 March 2021.
6. News: 2021-07-12 . At least 161 out LGBTQ athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, a record by far . en . outsports.com . 2021-07-20.
7. Web site: 2021-10-11 . 'Now I know what the letters mean': Netherlands athlete Ramsey Angela tells his coming out story . 2023-07-05 . ESPN.com . en.