Diane van Es

Diane van Es (Dutch: [diˈaːnə vɑn ɛs]; born 22 March 1999)[1] is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships.

Diane van Es
Van Es at the 2021 European Team Championships in Cluj-Napoca
Personal information
Born (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-, Long-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Bergen5000 m
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2015 Tbilisi3000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 LisbonU23 team
Silver medal – second place2018 TilburgU20 team

Van Es is the Dutch record holder for the 10 km road race. She won three national titles (5000 m, 10 km).

Career

Diane Van Es competed internationally at youth level, winning the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival held in Tbilisi,[2] and placing 12th in that event at the 2017 European Under-20 Championships in Grosseto two years later.

In 2019, she represented Netherlands in the 5000 metres final at the European U23 Championships held in Gävle and was part of the gold medal-winning women's U23 Dutch team at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon.[3]

Van Es established herself in the senior ranks with a 5000 m win at the 2020 Dutch Athletics Championships.[4]

On 29 May 2021, she set a 5000 m personal best of 15:07.52 during the Next Generation Athletics meeting in Nijmegen, which qualified her for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5][6]

Achievements
Diane van Es finished fourth at the 2023 New York City Half Marathon as the second non-African woman. Pictured at the 2023 Dutch 10 km Championships.

All information from World Athletics profile.[1]

International competitions
Representing the  Netherlands
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 1st 3000 m 9:58.49
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 12th 3000 m 9:55.43
2018 European Cross Country Championships Tilburg, Netherlands 29th U20 race 14:29
2nd U20 team 28 pts
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 13th 5000 m 16:09.28
European Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 11th U23 race 21:53
1st U23 team 17 pts
2021 European Team Championships First League Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3rd 3000 m 9:07.41 PB
European U23 Championships Bergen, Norway 3rd 5000 m 15:48.4-
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 33rd (h) 5000 m 15:47.01
European Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 43rd U23 race 22:25
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 13th 5000 m 15:26.44
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 13th 10,000 m 32:05.85

Personal bests
Road

National titles

References
  1. "Diane VAN ES – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. Athletics Results. Tbilisi2015. Retrieved on 2015-08-06.
  3. SPAR European Cross Country Championships - Lisbon 2019 Results. European Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  4. 2020 Dutch Championships Results. Atletiek. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  5. "Results 5.000 m. Next Generation Atrhletics". Atletiek.nu. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. "Sport Studies student Diane van Es runs her way to the Olympics". The Hague University of Applied Sciences. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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