Nick Smidt
Dutch hurdler
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Nick Smidt (Dutch: [nɪk ˈsmɪt]; born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[4] He won a silver medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.[5]
Nick Smidt in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 May 1997[1] Assen, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres hurdles |
| Club | AAC '61[2] |
| Coached by | Betty Hofmeijer Laurent Meuwly[3] |
His personal best in the event is 48.36 seconds set in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2023. This broke a 44-year old Dutch national record set by Harry Schulting in Mexico City in 1979. In August 2024, he precisely matched his national record time in Borås, Sweden.[4]
International competitions
Personal bests
Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[4]
| Event | Time | Location | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 metres | 46.50 | Breda, Netherlands | 28 July 2023 | |
| indoor 400 metres | 46.17 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 22 February 2025 | |
| 300 metres hurdles | 34.38 | Bergen, Norway | 3 June 2025 | NBP |
| 400 metres hurdles | 48.36 | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 2 July 2023 | NR |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:01.32 | Guangdong, China | 11 May 2025 | |
| indoor 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.95 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 9 March 2025 | |
| indoor 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:15.63 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 6 March 2025 | WB[a] |
Notes
- While the indoor 4 x 400 m mixed relay was an official World athletics discipline per 1 March 2025 and the Dutch team ran the best time so far, it was not recognized as a world record, because the target for the initial record was set at 3:12.44 or faster.[6]
