Maureen Koster

Maureen Koster (Dutch: [mʌuˈreːn 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]

Maureen Koster
Maureen Koster in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992
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
Bronze medal – third place2015 Prague3000 m

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]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Netherlands
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 3rd 3000 m 8:51.64
World Championships Beijing, China 9th (sf) 1500 m 4:10.95
– 5000 m DNF
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, 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, 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

1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. "Hardloopster Koster verrast op EK indoor atletiek, wint brons". nrc.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. Maureen Koster. Atletiekunie. Retrieved on 2015-03-08.
  3. U23 Women Final - U23 Women Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-08.
  4. U23 Women Final - Sun, Dec 14 9:32. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.
  5. 2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres qualifying Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-08.
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