title: Netherlands at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
text: # Netherlands at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
  
  Netherlands competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016.
  
  ## Medals
  
  | Medal | Name | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Churandy Martina | Men's 100 metres | 7 July |
  | Gold | Dafne Schippers | Women's 100 metres | 8 July |
  | Gold | Anouk Vetter | Heptathlon | 9 July |
  | Gold | Dutch team Jamile Samuel Dafne Schippers Naomi Sedney Tessa van Schagen | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 10 July |
  | Silver | Sifan Hassan | Women's 1500 metres | 10 July |
  | Bronze | Ignisious Gaisah | Men's long jump | 8 July |
  | Bronze | Liemarvin Bonevacia | Men's 400 metres | 8 July |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Solomon Bockarie | 100 m | 10.26 | =5 Q | 10.13 PB | 5 | 10.25 | 7 |
  | Churandy Martina | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.16 | 8 Q | 10.07 SB | |
  | Hensley Paulina | 100 m | 10.36 | 11 Q | 10.33 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Solomon Bockarie | 200 m | 20.55 | =1 Q | 20.39 PB | =2 Q | 20.56 | 4 |
  | Churandy Martina | 200 m | Bye | Bye | 20.44 | 4 Q | DQ | DQ |
  | Hensley Paulina | 200 m | 21.04 | 11 q | 23.49 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Liemarvin Bonevacia | 400 m | Bye | Bye | 45.68 SB | 9 Q | 45.41 SB | |
  | Thijmen Kupers | 800 m | 1:46.48 | 1 Q | 1:46.61 | 3 Q | 1:46.67 | 6 |
  | Richard Douma | 1500 m | 3:39.80 | 5 q | — | — | 3:47.32 | 4 |
  | Dennis Licht | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 13:54.21 | 12 |
  | Gregory Sedoc | 110 m hurdles | 13.92 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Solomon Bockarie (only in final) Giovanni Codrington Dimitri Juliet (only in heats) Churandy Martina Patrick van Luijk | 4 x 100 m relay | 38.78 | 5 Q | — | — | 38.57 | 4 |
  | Terrence Agard Bjorn Blauwhof Liemarvin Bonevacia Maarten Stuivenberg | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:04.04 | 7 q | — | — | 3:04.52 | 7 |
  | Michel Butter | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:05:24 SB | 27 |
  | Khalid Choukoud | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  | Abdi Nageeye | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:03:43 | 6 |
  | Bart van Nunen | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:06:41 | 39 |
  | Tom Wiggers | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:06:29 | 36 |
  
  ### Field Events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
  | Menno Vloon | Pole vault | 5.35 | =17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ignisious Gaisah | Long jump | 7.97w | 5 q | 7.93 | |
  | Fabian Florant | Triple jump | 16.45 | 12 q | 16.23 | 10 |
  | Erik Cadée | Discus throw | 61.93 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Rutger Smith | Discus throw | 63.85 SB | 11 q | 59.99 | 11 |
  
  ### Combined events – Decathlon
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pieter Braun | Result | 11.15 | 7.40 =SB | 13.82 | 2.01 SB | 49.78 | 14.49 | 40.90 | 4.60 | 56.86 SB | 4:25.12 PB | 7945 | 7 |
  | Pieter Braun | Points | 827 | 910 | 717 | 813 | 825 | 912 | 683 | 790 | 691 | 777 | 7945 | 7 |
  | Eelco Sintnicolaas | Result | 11.11 | 7.03 | 14.47 SB | 1.89 | 50.41 | 16.24 | 41.94 SB | 5.30 SB | 57.24 | DNF | 7025 | 16 |
  | Eelco Sintnicolaas | Points | 836 | 821 | 757 | 705 | 796 | 706 | 704 | 1004 | 696 | 0 | 7025 | 16 |
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Naomi Sedney | 100 m | 11.36 SB | =2 Q | 11.44 | =10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Dafne Schippers | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.96 | 1 Q | 10.90 | |
  | Jamile Samuel | 200 m | 23.04 =SB | 3 Q | 23.02 SB | 6 Q | 22.83 SB | 4 |
  | Laura de Witte | 200 m | 23.23 PB | 8 | 23.48 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Tessa van Schagen | 200 m | Bye | Bye | 22.95 | 4 Q | 23.03 | 7 |
  | Lisanne de Witte | 400 m | 52.84 | 4 Q | 52.37 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Nicky van Leuveren | 400 m | 52.45 | 1 Q | 52.02 PB | 6 q | 52.76 | 8 |
  | Sanne Verstegen | 800 m | 2:04.69 | 21 Q | 2:03.33 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Sifan Hassan | 1500 m | 4:13.45 | 10 Q | — | — | 4:33.76 | |
  | Maureen Koster | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
  | Susan Kuijken | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 15:23.87 SB | 4 |
  | Jip Vastenburg | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 32:04.00 | 8 |
  | Eefje Boons | 100 m hurdles | 13.07 PB | =6 Q | 13.26 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Nadine Visser | 100 m hurdles | Bye | Bye | 13.25 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Bianca Baak | 400 m hurdles | 56.88 | 4 Q | 56.34 PB | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jamile Samuel Dafne Schippers (only in final) Naomi Sedney Marije van Hunenstijn (only in heats) Tessa van Schagen | 4 x 100 m relay | 43.34 SB | 7 Q | — | — | 42.04 NR | |
  | Laura de Witte Lisanne de Witte Eva Hovenkamp Nicky van Leuveren | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:29.18 NR | 7 q | — | — | 3:29.23 | 7 |
  | Elizeba Cherono | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:13:27 | 26 |
  | Kim Dillen | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:16:11 | 49 |
  | Ruth van der Meijden | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:14:12 | 34 |
  | Jamie van Lieshout | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:17:36 | 62 |
  | National team | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 3:43:50 | 9 |
  
  ### Field Events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
  | Rianna Galiart | Pole vault | 4.35 SB | =11 q | NM | NM |
  | Femke Pluim | Pole vault | 4.45 =SB | =2 q | 4.45 =SB | 6 |
  | Melissa Boekelman | Shot put | 17.50 | 5 Q | 17.92 | 8 |
  | Corinne Nugter | Discus throw | 55.52 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Combined events – Heptathlon
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nadine Broersen | Result | 13.70 | 1.74 | 14.45 | 25.51 | 6.40 | 52.31 SB | DNS | DNF | DNF |
  | Nadine Broersen | Points | 1021 | 903 | 824 | 841 | 975 | 905 | 0 | DNF | DNF |
  | Anouk Vetter | Result | 13.29 PB | 1.74 | 15.69 PB | 23.89 | 6.38 | 55.76 PB | 2:21.50 | 6626 NR | |
  | Anouk Vetter | Points | 1081 | 903 | 907 | 991 | 969 | 972 | 803 | 6626 NR | |
  