Myrte van der Schoot

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Schoot, not Schoot.

Myrte van der Schoot (pronounced [ˈmɪrtə vɑn dər ˈsxoːt]; born 16 April 2004) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump.^[3] In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.

Myrte van der Schoot

Van der Schoot in 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 21)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 m, 4 × 400 m relay, long jump
Club	Gooise Atletiek Club[2]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	No. 89 (400 m, 2025) No. 226 (long jump, 2023) No. 1374 (overall, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2024 Paris 4 × 400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay European Championships 2024 Rome 4 × 400 m relay European U20 Championships 2023 Jerusalem 4 × 400 m relay 2023 Jerusalem 400 m

Youth and junior career

As a teenager, Van der Schoot competed in several different track and field events. She specialised in the 400 m and long jump, winning Dutch U18 and U20 national titles in both.^[3]

At the 2023 Dutch U20 Championships, Van der Schoot improved the national under-20 record of Femke Bol with a tenth of a second to 52.88 s.^[4] At the 2023 European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, she won a silver medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay where the relay team set a Dutch under-23/under-20 record of 3:33.33 min and a bronze medal in the 400 metres further improving her Dutch under-20 record to 52.85 s.^[5]

Senior career

At the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals,^[3] where the team won the gold medal.^[6] At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Italy, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals,^[3] where the team won the gold medal. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, she ran in the heats of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, again helping the team qualify for the final, where they won the silver medal.^[3]

Personal bests

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[3]

Individual events

Personal best results for individual events

Event	Result	Venue	Date	Notes
100 metres	11.94 s	Leiden, Netherlands	14 June 2025	(Wind: +1.4 m/s)
200 metres	23.97 s	Leiden, Netherlands	14 June 2025	(Wind: +0.6 m/s)
200 metres short track	24.28 s i	Metz, France	8 February 2025
300 metres	38.77 s	Lisse, Netherlands	13 May 2023
400 metres	51.62 s	Hengelo, Netherlands	3 August 2025
400 metres short track	52.02 s i	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	23 February 2025
Long jump	6.18 m	Huizen, Netherlands	17 July 2022	(Wind: +1.1 m/s)
		Vught, Netherlands	20 May 2023	(Wind: +1.5 m/s)
	6.25 m w	Vught, Netherlands	26 May 2022	Wind assisted: +2.6 m/s

Season's bests

Season's best performances

Year	Long jump	400 m long track	400 m short track
2018	4.93	59.22	59.70 i
2019	5.48	57.03	58.77 i
2020	5.58	56.21	57.15 i
2021	6.05	54.66	57.19 i
2022	6.18	53.99	54.99 i
2023	6.18	52.85	53.63 i
2024	5.93	52.48	52.81 i
2025		51.62	52.02 i

Key:   Lifetime best (in bold)

Team events

Personal best times for team events

Event	Time	Venue	Date	Notes
4 × 400 metres relay	3:25.03	Paris, France	9 August 2024	Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, and Lisanne de Witte. Van der Schoot's split time for the third leg was 51.85 s.[7]
4 × 400 metres relay short track	3:27.70 i	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3 March 2024	Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lisanne de Witte, and Femke Bol. Van der Schoot's split time for the first leg was 52.81 s.[8]

Competition results

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[3]

World Athletics Rankings

Highest WA rankings per year

Year	Long jump	400 m	Overall
2020	575[9]	—	8266[10]
2021	484[11]	507[12]	6266[13]
2022	233[14]	299[15]	3728[16]
2023	226[17]	196[18]	2594[19]
2024	304[20]	115[21]	1650[22]
2025	—	89[23]	1374[24]

Key:   Lifetime best (in bold)

International competitions

Representing the  Netherlands

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
2023	European U20 Championships	Jerusalem, Israel	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.33	NU23R[5]
			3rd	400 m	52.85	NU20R[5]
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.70 i	[notes 1]
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	10th[25] (r1)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28:10
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:25:99	[notes 1]
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.03	[notes 1]

National championships

Representing GAC Hilversum

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2018	Dutch U18 Championships	Emmeloord	6th	400 m	59.66
2019	Dutch U18 Championships	Alphen aan de Rijn	1st	400 m	57.03
2020	Dutch U18 Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	2nd	400 m sh	57.15 i
	Dutch Championships	Utrecht	7th	400 m	56.72
	Dutch U18 Championships	Amersfoort	1st	400 m	57.36
2021	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	13th (r1)	400 m sh	57.19 i
	Dutch Championships	Breda	10th (sf)	400 m	54.66
			6th	Long jump	5.81 m
	Dutch U18 Championships	Amersfoort	1st	Long jump	5.76 m
			1st	400 m	55.87
2022	Dutch U20 Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	1st	Long jump	6.07 m i
			1st	400 m sh	55.15 i
	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	10th (r1)	400 m sh	55.00 i
			7th	Long jump	5.84 m i
	Dutch U20 Championships	Amsterdam	1st	Long jump	6.00 m
			1st	400 m	54.37
	Dutch Championships	Apeldoorn	5th	400 m	54.64
2023	Dutch U20 Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	1st	400 m sh	54.29 i	PB
			1st	Long jump	6.04 m i
	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	7th (r1)	400 m sh	53.63 i	PB
			3rd	Long jump	6.02 m i
	Dutch U20 Championships	Bergen op Zoom	1st	Long jump	6.04 m
			1st	400 m	52.88	NU20R[4]
	Dutch Championships	Breda	4th	400 m	53.47
2024	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	– (f)	400 m sh	52.81 i	PB [notes 2]
	Dutch Championships	Hengelo	3rd	400 m	52.48	PB
2025	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	3rd	400 m sh	52.02 i	PB
	Dutch Championships	Hengelo	1st	400 m	51.62	PB

Notes

1. Van der Schoot did not run in the final; the listed time is from the heat she participated in.
2. Van der Schoot did not finish in the final; the listed time is from the heat.