Mike Foppen
Dutch long-distance runner
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Mike Foppen (Dutch: [mɑik ˈfɔpə(n)]; born 29 November 1996)[1] is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.
Born29 November 1996
Nijmegen, Netherlands
CountryNetherlands
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Middle-, Long-distance running | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1996 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle-, Long-distance running |
| Coached by | Joshua Mols |
Foppen represented Netherlands in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the 2024 Summer Olympics he finished 13th in the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres finals.
He is the Dutch record holder for the 5000 m and the Dutch indoor record holder for the 3000 m and 5000 m (his mark is an outright national best[2]). He won seven national titles.
Achievements
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 3:35.67 (Pfungstadt 2022)
- 1500 metres indoor – 3:40.34 (Metz 2023)
- 2000 metres – 4:58.92 (Bern 2020)
- 3000 metres – 7:34.47 (Chorzów 2024) NR
- 5000 metres – 13:02.43 (Stockholm 2025) NR
- 5000 metres indoor – 13:11.60 (Boston, MA 2023) NR
- 10,000 metres – 27:59.10 (Leiden 2020)
National titles
- Dutch Athletics Championships
- 1500 metres: 2016
- 5000 metres: 2019, 2020, 2021
- Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships
- 3000 metres: 2019, 2020, 2021
