Myrte van der Schoot
Dutch track and field athlete
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Myrte van der Schoot (pronounced [ˈmɪrtə] ⓘ [vɑn] ⓘ [dər] ⓘ [ˈsxoːt] ⓘ; born 16 April 2004) is a Dutch track and field athlete who has competed in sprinting and long jump.[3] In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.
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Van der Schoot in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 16 April 2004 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Track and field |
Events | 400 m, 4 × 400 m relay, long jump |
| Club | Gooise Atletiek Club[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking |
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| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Youth and junior career
As a teenager, Van der Schoot competed in several different track and field events. She specialised in the 400 m and long jump, winning Dutch U18 and U20 national titles in both.[3]
At the 2023 Dutch U20 Championships, Van der Schoot improved the national under-20 record of Femke Bol with a tenth of a second to 52.88 s.[4] At the 2023 European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, she won a silver medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay where the relay team set a Dutch under-23/under-20 record of 3:33.33 min and a bronze medal in the 400 metres further improving her Dutch under-20 record to 52.85 s.[5]
Senior career
At the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals,[3] where the team won the gold medal.[6] At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Italy, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals,[3] where the team won the gold medal. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, she ran in the heats of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, again helping the team qualify for the final, where they won the silver medal.[3]
In the 2026 Meeting de Paris, Van der Schoot ran as a pacemaker in the 800 metres.[7]
She was a member of the Netherlands team which won the bronze medal in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2026 European Championships.[8][9]
Personal bests
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[3]
Individual events
| Event | Result | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 11.94 s | Leiden, Netherlands | 14 June 2025 | (Wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| 200 metres | 23.97 s | Leiden, Netherlands | 14 June 2025 | (Wind: +0.6 m/s) |
| 200 metres short track | 24.14 s i | Metz, France | 8 February 2026 | |
| 300 metres | 38.77 s | Lisse, Netherlands | 13 May 2023 | |
| 400 metres | 50.75 s | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 13 August 2026 | |
| 400 metres short track | 51.33 s i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 1 March 2026 | |
| Long jump | 6.25 m w | Vught, Netherlands | 26 May 2022 | Wind assisted: +2.6 m/s |
| 6.18 m | Huizen, Netherlands | 17 July 2022 | (Wind: +1.1 m/s) | |
| Vught, Netherlands | 20 May 2023 | (Wind: +1.5 m/s) |
Season's bests
Key: Lifetime best (in bold)
Team events
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:25.03 | Paris, France | 9 August 2024 | Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, and Lisanne de Witte. Van der Schoot's split time for the third leg was 51.85 s.[10] |
| 4 × 400 metres relay short track | 3:27.70 i | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3 March 2024 | Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lisanne de Witte, and Femke Bol. Van der Schoot's split time for the first leg was 52.81 s.[11] |
Competition results
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[3]
World Athletics Rankings
Key: Lifetime best (in bold)
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | European U20 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.33 | NU23R[5] |
| 3rd | 400 m | 52.85 | NU20R[5] | |||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.70 i | [notes 1] |
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 10th[30] (r1) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28:10 | ||
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25:99 | [notes 1] | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.03 | [notes 1] | |
| 2025 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 38th (h) | 400 m | 52.19 | |
| 2026 | World Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 52.15 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.00 i | ||||
| European Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:10.77 |
National championships
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dutch U18 Championships | Emmeloord | 6th | 400 m | 59.66 | |
| 2019 | Dutch U18 Championships | Alphen aan de Rijn | 1st | 400 m | 57.03 | |
| 2020 | Dutch U18 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 2nd | 400 m | 57.15 i | |
| Dutch Championships | Utrecht | 7th | 400 m | 56.72 | ||
| Dutch U18 Championships | Amersfoort | 1st | 400 m | 57.36 | ||
| 2021 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 13th (r1) | 400 m | 57.19 i | |
| Dutch Championships | Breda | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 54.66 | ||
| 6th | Long jump | 5.81 m | ||||
| Dutch U18 Championships | Amersfoort | 1st | Long jump | 5.76 m | ||
| 1st | 400 m | 55.87 | ||||
| 2022 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 1st | Long jump | 6.07 m i | |
| 1st | 400 m} | 55.15 i | ||||
| Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 10th (r1) | 400 m | 55.00 i | ||
| 7th | Long jump | 5.84 m i | ||||
| Dutch U20 Championships | Amsterdam | 1st | Long jump | 6.00 m | ||
| 1st | 400 m | 54.37 | ||||
| Dutch Championships | Apeldoorn | 5th | 400 m | 54.64 | ||
| 2023 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 1st | 400 m | 54.29 i | PB |
| 1st | Long jump | 6.04 m i | ||||
| Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 7th (r1) | 400 m | 53.63 i | PB | |
| 3rd | Long jump | 6.02 m i | ||||
| Dutch U20 Championships | Bergen op Zoom | 1st | Long jump | 6.04 m | ||
| 1st | 400 m | 52.88 | NU20R[4] | |||
| Dutch Championships | Breda | 4th | 400 m | 53.47 | ||
| 2024 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | – (f) | 400 m | 52.81 i | PB [notes 2] |
| Dutch Championships | Hengelo | 3rd | 400 m | 52.48 | PB | |
| 2025 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 3rd | 400 m | 52.02 i | PB |
| Dutch Championships | Hengelo | 1st | 400 m | 51.62 | PB | |
| 2026 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 2nd | 400 m | 51.33 i | PB |
| Dutch Championships | Hengelo | 1st | 400 m | 51.09 | [31] |
