Rutger Koppelaar
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.jpg) Koppelaar at the 2018 European Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1993 Dordrecht, the Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
| Club | ARV Ilion[1] |
| Coached by | Robbert-Jan Jansen |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5.81m (outdoors), 5.82m (indoors) |
Rutger Koppelaar (Dutch: [ˈrʏtxər ˈkɔpəlaːr]; born 1 May 1993) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without qualifying for the final. He qualified for the finals at the Europeans (Münich) in 2022 and got a 4th place with a height of 5.75m.
His personal bests in the event are 5.81m (outdoors, 2022) and 5.82m (indoors, 2023).
Koppelaar served a two year competition ban ending in July 2016 in relation to an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for excessive testosterone at an event in Germany in May 2014.[3][4] Koppelaar appealed the ruling, but was unsuccessful.[5]
