Tim Verbaandert
Dutch long-distance runner
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Tim Verbaandert (born 17 July 2000) is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. He won the 2025 and 2026 Dutch Athletics Championships over 5000 metres and in 2026 set a Dutch national record in the 10k run.[1]
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Verbaandert at the 2026 Bislett Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 July 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Middle-distance running, Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 1:54.75 (2020) 1500m: 3:32.60 (2025) 3000m: 7:30.42 (2026) NR 5000m: 13:06.14 (2025) Road 5k: 13:25 (2026) 10k: 27:17 (2026) NR |
Biography
A member of Eindhoven Atletiek, he played locally as a footballer before focusing on athletics.[2] Verbaandert won the Dutch national indoor titles over both 1500 metres and 3000 metres in February 2022.[3][4] That year, he had a top-twenty finish at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy.[5]
Verbaandert won the Dutch national indoor title over 3000 metres in February 2023.[6] He placed sixth overall at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul in the men's 3000 metres.[7][8]
From October 2024, Verbaandert has been training with coach Tomasz Lewandowski. Verbaandert won the Dutch national indoor title over 3000 metres in February 2025 in Apeldoorn.[9][10] He won the Dutch outdoor championships over 5000 metres in August 2025 in Hengelo.[11][12]
On 15 February 2026, Verbaandert won a 5k run in Monaco on the road with a time of 13:25 to set a new Dutch national record.[13] Competing in Lille, France, over 10 kilometres on the road, he ran 27:17 a new Dutch national record on 4 April 2026.[14] At the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League meeting on May 16, he improved the 3000 metres national record to 7:30.42.[15] In July, he retained his title over 5000 metres at the Dutch Outdoor Championships.[16] In August, he competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the 5000 metres, placing tenth overall.[17]
Personal life
He is from Veldhoven but was later based at Sportcentrum Papendal in Arnhem, training daily with fellow runners such as Niels Laros and Stefan Nillessen.[18]