| Rutger Koppelaar | |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Dordrecht, the Netherlands |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Club: | ARV Ilion[1] |
| Coach: | Robbert-Jan Jansen |
Rutger Koppelaar (in Dutch; Flemish ˈrʏtɣər ˈkɔpəlaːr/; born 1 May 1993) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the pole vault. He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without qualifying for the final. He qualified for the finals at the Europeans (Münich) in 2022 and got a 4th place with a height of 5.75M.
His personal bests in the event are 5.81 metres outdoors 2022 and 5.75 metres indoors (Apeldoorn 2020).
In 2014 at a meeting in Soest, Germany, Rutger Koppelaar tested positive for Testosterone after 3 significant jaw / wisdom tooth surgerys and was suspended for two years for this. The hospital “lost” the report of what medication was used in the surgery. https://www.vo2.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-01-28-List-of-athletes-currently-serving-a-period-of-ineligibility-as-a-result-of-an-Anti-Doping-Rule-Violation-under-IAAF-Rules.pdf
| Representing the | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (q) | 4.95 m |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 19th (q) | 5.20 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 31st (q) | 5.16 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 23rd (q) | 5.45 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 13th (q) | 5.65 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | 5.75 m | |