Maureen Koster

Maureen Koster
Maureen Koster in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 32)
Gouda, Netherlands
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 5000 m
ClubPhanos
Coached byBert Koster, Grete Koens
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Prague 3000 m

Maureen Koster (pronounced [mʌuˈreːŋ ˈkɔstər]; born 3 July 1992) is a Dutch middle-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague,[1] which later became a silver medal after Yelena Korobkina was disqualified for doping.

She was born in Gouda. Se represented her country at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[2] She ran in the under-23 section at the 2013 and 2014 European Cross Country Championships, winning a team bronze on the first attempt and coming fifth individually in the latter edition.[3][4] She also ran in 1500 m at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final.[5]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Competition record

Achievements in international competitions representing the  Netherlands
Year Competition Location Position Event Time
2009 European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 9th 1500 m 4:30.45
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 21st (h) 1500 m 4:22.08
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia – 1500 m DNF
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 4th (h) 1500 m 4:15.001
World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (sf) 1500 m 4:08.15
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 17th (h) 1500 m 4:15.11
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 2nd 3000 m 8:51.64
World Championships Beijing, China 9th (sf) 1500 m 4:10.95
– 5000 m DNF
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon United States 4th 3000 m 8:56.44
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32nd (h) 1500 m 4:13.15
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th 3000 m 8:48.99
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 8th 5000 m 15:21.64
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 3000 m 8:56.22
World Championships Doha, Qatar – 5000 m DNF
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 8th (h) 3000 m 8:56.911
2022 World Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 21st (h) 5000 m 15:18.17
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 5000 m 15:03.29
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th 3000 m 8:47.17
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th 5000 m 15:00.78
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 4th 5000 m 14:44.46
Olympic Games Paris, France 19th (h) 5000 m 15:03.66

1Did not finish in the final

References

  1. ^ "Hardloopster Koster verrast op EK indoor atletiek, wint brons". nrc.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ Maureen Koster. Atletiekunie. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ U23 Women Final - U23 Women Archived 18 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ U23 Women Final - Sun, Dec 14 9:32. European Athletics. Retrieved on 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ 2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres qualifying Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
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