Isaya Klein Ikkink
Dutch sprinter
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Isaya Klein Ikkink (pronounced [iˈsaːjaː klɛin ˈɪkɪŋk]; born 13 May 2003) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. He specializes in the 400 metres, where he has a personal best time of 45.41 seconds from 2024.
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Klein Ikkink during the mixed relay at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 May 2003 Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 400 m |
| Club | Rotterdam Atletiek[citation needed] |
Turned pro | 2023 |
| Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
As part of the Dutch men's 4 × 400 metres relay team, he won bronze medals at the 2023 European Indoor Championships and the 2024 World Indoor Championships. As part of the Dutch mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team, he won a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics Relays and a bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships. Klein Ikkink's highest World Athletics Rankings are No. 38 in the 400 metres and No. 625 of men overall.
Early life
Klein Ikkink was born on 13 May 2003 in Vlaardingen, Netherlands.[citation needed]
Career
2023
On 5 March, Klein Ikkink won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in the 4 × 400 metres relay.[2] On 19 August, he competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, but the team did not finish.[1]
2024
On 3 March, he won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in the men's 4 × 400 m relay in Glasgow, United Kingdom.[1] On 5 May, he won a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay in Nassau, Bahamas.[1] On 7 June, he won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay.[3] He had a split time of 44.68 s, which made him the second fastest male competitor in the mixed relay final, where Alexander Doom was the fastest.[4]
He won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[5]
Personal bests
Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]
Individual events
| Event | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | 7.04 i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 28 January 2023 | |
| 100 metres | 10.87 | The Hague, Netherlands | 15 May 2022 | (Wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 200 metres | 21.05 | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 14 July 2024 | (Wind: +0.2 m/s) |
| 200 metres short track | 21.77 i | Metz, France | 11 February 2023 | |
| 400 metres | 45.28 | Bellinzona, Switzerland | 9 September 2024 | |
| 400 metres short track | 45.96 i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 16 February 2025 |
Team events
| Type | Event | Time | Location | Date | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:00.23 | Budapest, Hungary | 26 August 2023 | Teamed with Isayah Boers, Terrence Agard, and Ramsey Angela. Klein Ikkink ran the achor leg in a split time of 44.10 s. | |
| 4 × 400 metres short track relay | 3:04.95 i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 9 March 2025 | Teamed with Eugene Omalla, Nick Smidt, and Tony van Diepen. Klein Ikkink ran the third leg in a split time of 46.08 s.[6] | ||
| Mixed | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:07.43 | Saint-Denis, France | 3 August 2024 | AR | Teamed with Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, and Femke Bol. Klein Ikkink ran the third leg in a split time of 44.91 s.[7] |
Competition results
Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]
World Athletics Rankings
Key: Lifetime best (in bold)
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd in heat | 400 m sh | 46.74 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m sh relay | 3:06.59 | ||||
| European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 6th in heat | 400 m | 47.42 | ||
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | ||||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | 4 × 400 m mixed | DNF | (45.29 split)[10] | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.40 | (44.10 split)[11][12] | |||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4 × 400 m sh relay | ||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:11.45 | (45.23 split)[13] | |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:10.73 | (44.68 split)[4] | |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.50 | ||||
| Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 1st | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:07.43 | AR | |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 5th | 400 m | 46.20 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.95 | ||||
| European U23 Championships | Bergen, Norway | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.89 |
National championships
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 3rd | 400 m sh | 46.28 i | |
| Dutch Championships | Breda, Netherlands | 2nd | 400 m | 45.86 | ||
| 2024 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 4th | 400 m sh | 47.09 i | |
| 2025 | Dutch Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 5th | 400 m | 46.07 |
