Ester Goossens

Ester Goossens (pronounced [ˈɛstər ˈɣoːsə(n)s]; born 21 February 1972) is a retired Dutch athlete who competed in a variety of events, including the 400 metres, 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles.^[1] She represented her country at the 1997 World Championships and 1999 World Indoor Championships.

Ester Goossens

Personal information
Born	(1972-02-21) 21 February 1972 (age 53) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 m hurdles, 400 m, 800 m, combined events

Goossens held the Dutch records in the 400 metres of 51.35 seconds from 1998 until 2018, when it was broken by Lisanne de Witte, and in the 400 metres hurdles of 54.62 seconds from 1998 until 2020, when it was broken by Femke Bol.^[2][3] She still holds the national record in the 800 metres indoor.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 23.84 (Talence 1997)
• 400 metres – 51.35 (Malmö 1998)
• 800 metres – 1:59.24 (Hechtel 1998)
• 100 metres hurdles – 14.49 (+1.9 m/s) (Lisse 2002)
• 400 metres hurdles – 54.62 (Budapest 1998)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 24.29 (The Hague 1999)
• 400 metres – 51.82 (Valencia 1998)
• 800 metres – 2:00.01 (Stockholm 2001) NR
• 60 metres hurdles – 8.94 (Frankfurt 1997)
• High jump – 1.64 (Frankfurt 1997)
• Long jump – 5.87 (Frankfurt 1997)
• Shot put – 11.81 (Frankfurt 1997)
• Pentathlon – 4212 (Frankfurt 1997)

Competition record

Representing the  Netherlands

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	12th (h)	4×400m relay	3:45.30
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	14th (sf)	400 m	54.70
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	400 m	55.26
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	7th (h)	400 m	52.73	NR
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	5th	800 m	2:03.59
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th (h)	800 m	2:04.96
1995	Summer Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	5th (sf)	800 m	2:03.95
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.17	[note 1]
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	4th	400 m	51.82	NR
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	400 m hurdles	54.62	NR
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	8th (sf)	400 m	52.09

Notes

1. Goossen set a national record of 54.84 s in round 1.