Diane van Es

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Es, not Es.

Diane Gabriëlla van Es (pronounced [diˈjaːnə ɣaːbriˈɛlaː vɑn ˈɛs]; born 22 March 1999)^[2] is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 European Championships and the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships.

Diane van Es

Van Es at the 2021 European Team Championships in Cluj-Napoca
Personal information
Full name	Diane Gabriëlla van Es
Born	(1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 26) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-, Long-distance running
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  Netherlands European Championships 2024 Rome 10,000 m European U23 Championships 2021 Bergen 5000 m European Youth Olympic Festival 2015 Tbilisi 3000 m European Cross Country Championships 2019 Lisbon U23 team 2018 Tilburg U20 team

Van Es holds the European record in the 5 kilometres road with a time of 14:39 minutes set on 9 February 2025 and the Dutch record in the 10 kilometres road with a time of 30:29 minutes set on 12 February 2023. She won four national titles (5000 m, 10 km).

Career

Diane van Es competed internationally at youth level, winning the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival held in Tbilisi,^[3] and placing 12th in that event at the 2017 European Under-20 Championships in Grosseto two years later.

In 2019, she represented Netherlands in the 5000 metres final at the European U23 Championships held in Gävle and was part of the gold medal-winning women's U23 Dutch team at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon.^[4]

Van Es established herself in the senior ranks with a 5000 m win at the 2020 Dutch Athletics Championships.^[5]

On 29 May 2021, she set a 5000 m personal best of 15:07.52 during the Next Generation Athletics meeting in Nijmegen, which qualified her for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[6][7]

She won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 European Championships in Rome on 11 June 2024, running a personal best time of 30:57.24.^[8][9]

Personal bests

All information from World Athletics profile.^[2]

Personal best times

Event	Time	Location	Date	Notes
1500 metres	4:02.79	Dublin, Ireland	11 July 2025
1500 metres short track	4:11.67	Stockholm, Sweden	23 February 2025
3000 metres	8:38.12	Rabat, Morocco	25 May 2025
3000 metres short track	9:01.32	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	10 February 2021
5000 metres	14:43.80	London, United Kingdom	18 July 2025
5 kilometres road	14:39	Monaco	9 February 2025	AR
8 kilometres road	25:24	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	2 February 2020
10,000 metres	30:57.24	Rome, Italy	11 June 2024
10 kilometres road	30:29	Schoorl, Netherlands	12 February 2023	NR
15 kilometres road	47:51	Nijmegen, Netherlands	17 November 2024
10 miles road	53:02	Zaandam, Netherlands	17 September 2023
Half marathon	1:09:31	Barcelona, Spain	11 February 2024

Competition results

Diane van Es finished fourth at the 2023 New York City Half Marathon as the second non-African woman. Pictured at the 2023 Dutch 10 km Championships.

All information from World Athletics profile.^[2]

International competitions

Representing the  Netherlands

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
2015	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tbilisi, Georgia	1st	3000 m	9:58.49
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	12th	3000 m	9:55.43
2018	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	29th	U20 race	14:29
			2nd	U20 team	28 pts
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	13th	5000 m	16:09.28
	European Cross Country Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	11th	U23 race	21:53
			1st	U23 team	17 pts
2021	European Team Championships First League	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	3rd	3000 m	9:07.41	PB
	European U23 Championships	Bergen, Norway	3rd	5000 m	15:48.4-
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	33rd (h)	5000 m	15:47.01
	European Cross Country Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	43rd	U23 race	22:25
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	13th	5000 m	15:26.44
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	13th	10,000 m	32:05.85
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	10,000 m	30:57.24	PB
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	16th	10,000 m	31:25.51

National titles

• Dutch Athletics Championships
  • 5000 metres: 2020, 2022, 2024
• Dutch 10 km Championships
  • 10 km: 2023