Lieke Klaver
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Lieke Klaver (pronounced [ˈlikə ˈklaːvər]; born 20 August 1998) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. She specializes in the 200 metres and in the 400 metres. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2023 World Champion and the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.
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Born | (1998-08-20) 20 August 1998 (age 25) Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4×100 m relay, 4×400 m relay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Streker Atletiek Vereniging | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Laurent Meuwly[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Klaver represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She won silver medals in the 400 metres short track at the 2024 World Indoor Championships and at the 2023 European Indoor Championships. She also took four national titles (outdoor and indoor).
She earned seven major medals as part of the Dutch 4 × 400 m relay teams, either women's or mixed, including silver for the mixed relay at the 2022 World Championships and gold for the women's relays at the 2023 World Championships and 2024 World Indoor Championships.