Minke Bisschops
Dutch sprinter
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Minke Bisschops (pronounced [ˈmɪŋkə ˈbɪsxɔps]; born 2 September 2002) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. Her personal best in the 100 metres is 11.05 s and in the 200 metres 22.39 s, both ran in 2025. She holds the Dutch record in the 4 x 100 metres relay of 42.02 s with the Dutch women's team. She won a bronze in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.
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Bisschops with her bronze relay medal from the 2024 European Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 September 2002 |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Track and field |
Medal record | |
Early life
Career
Bisschops represents the Netherlands at international competitions. She ran a personal best time of 11.35 for the 100 metres in the heats of the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in August 2021, to move to second on the Dutch U20 all-time list at the distance behind only Dafne Schippers.[4][5] At that championships Bisschops won the silver medal in the 200 metres.[6]
She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay event in Eugene, Oregon.[7][8] She also competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[9]
She ran as part of the Dutch 4 × 100 m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10] In June 2024, she won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, as part of the Dutch team in the 4 x 100 metres relay, alongside Nadine Visser, Marije van Hunenstijn, and Tasa Jiya.[11]
On 8 August 2024, she ran as part of the Dutch 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2024 Paris Olympics which qualified for the final.[12]
She won the Dutch national indoor 60 metres title in February 2025.[13] She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, where she ran a personal best 7.17 seconds for the 60 metres in the semi-final.[14][15] She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.[16][17] She ran a personal best 11.21 seconds for the 100 metres in Hengelo on 9 June 2025.[18] Later that month, she ran a new personal best of 11.17 seconds in the 100 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid.[19] At the championships she also ran alongside Lieke Klaver, Nadine Visser and Marije van Hunenstijn as part of the Dutch winning 4 x 100 metres team which set a new national record time.[20] She was selected for the Dutch team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but was unable to compete due to injury.[21][22]
Bisschops lowered her personal best for the 60 metres to 7.16 seconds competing in Apeldoorn in January 2026, and then to 7.11 seconds in Metz on 8 February.[23][24] Later that month, she ran 7.17 seconds to win the 60 metres at the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships.[25] She was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland in March 2026.[26]
Personal bests
Information based on Bisschops' World Athletics profile.[2]
| Event | Result | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | 7.11 s i | Metz, France | 8 February 2026 | |
| 100 metres | 10.89 s w | Vari, Greece | 5 July 2025 | Wind assisted: +3.2 m/s |
| 11.05 s | Hengelo, Netherlands | 2 August 2025 | (Wind: +1.0 m/s)[27] | |
| 150 metres | 17.39 s | Lisse, Netherlands | 11 May 2024 | (Wind: −0.4 m/s) |
| 200 metres | 22.39 s | Vari, Greece | 5 July 2025 | (Wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 200 metres short track | 23.47 s i | Metz, France | 8 February 2025 | |
| 300 metres | 39.16 s | Lisse, Netherlands | 11 May 2024 | |
| 400 metres | 56.97 s | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 1 May 2022 | |
| Long jump | 5.84 m | Assendelft, Netherlands | 11 September 2022 | (Wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| Type | Event | Result | Location | Date | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's | 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.02 s | Madrid, Spain | 28 June 2025 | NR | Teamed with Nadine Visser, Lieke Klaver, and Marije van Hunenstijn. |
| Mixed | 4 × 100 metres relay | 40.96 s | Brussels, Belgium | 22 August 2025 | Teamed with Elvis Afrifa, Nsikak Ekpo, and Britt de Blaauw. |
Competition results
Information based on Bisschops' World Athletics profile.[2]
International championships
| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Győr, Hungary | 1st | 100 metres | 11.52 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 metres relay | 46.05 | ||||
| 2018 | European U18 Championships | Győr, Hungary | 22nd (sf) | 100 metres | 12.26 | |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 2nd | 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.21 | |
| 2021 | European U20 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 5th | 100 metres | 11.49 | |
| 2nd | 200 metres | 23.55 | ||||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 13th | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.46 | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th[a] | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.75[a] | ||
| 2024 | World Relays | Nassau, The Bahamas | 6th | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.07 | |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.46 | ||
| Summer Olympics | Saint-Denis, France | 7th | 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.74 | ||
| 2025 | European Team Championships First Division | Madrid, Spain | 3rd[b] | 100 metres | 11.17 | PB |
| 1st[b] | 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.02 | CR NR | |||
| 4th | Team | 384.5 pts |
Circuit wins
Notes
- Bisschops competed in round 1, but was replaced in the final. The time is from round 1, the position is from the final.
- No medals are awards for individual events at the European Athletics Team Championships.
