| Veerle Bakker | |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Steeplechase, Cross country, Long distance running |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1997 |
| Pb: | 10000m: 32.36.64 (Nijmegen, 2024) 3000m s'chase: 9:45.19 (Karlsruhe, 2024) |
Veerle Bakker (born 29 September 1997) is a Dutch runner. She is a multiple-time national champion in the 3000m steeplechase and in the 10,000 metres.[1]
She won the Dutch national title in the 3000m steeplechase in Apeldoorn in 2022.[2] She competed at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin inDecember 2022 and placed tenth overall.[3]
She retained her Dutch national 3000m steeplechase title in Breda in July 2023.[4] She competed at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.[5]
She ran a personal best time for the 3000m steeplechase of 9:45.19 in Karlsruhe, in May 2024.[6] The following week she became Dutch champion over 10,000 metres in Nijmegen, running a personal best time of 32.36.64.[7] [8] She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024 in the 10000 metres.[9]
She is from Amersfoort.[10] [11] She attended the University of Portland.[6]