Nick Smidt

Nick Smidt (Dutch: [nɪk ˈsmɪt]; born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.^[4] He won a silver medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.^[5]

Nick Smidt

Nick Smidt in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 28)[1] Assen, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres hurdles
Club	AAC '61[2]
Coached by	Betty Hofmeijer Laurent Meuwly[3]
Medal record World Indoor Championships 2022 Belgrade 4 × 400 m relay European Indoor Championships 2025 Apeldoorn 4 × 400 m mixed 2025 Apeldoorn 4 × 400 m relay European U23 Championships 2019 Gävle 400 metres hurdles

His personal best in the event is 48.36 seconds set in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2023. This broke a 44-year old Dutch national record set by Harry Schulting in Mexico City in 1979. In August 2024, he precisely matched his national record time in Borås, Sweden.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	7th (sf)	400 m hurdles	52.59
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	–	400 m hurdles	DQ
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.96
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.93
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.49
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	26th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.54
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.35
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.90
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.56
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.14
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	20th (sf)	400 m hurdles	50.29
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	8th	400 m hurdles	49.43
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	20th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.61
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	1st	4 × 400 m mixed	3:15.63
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.95

Personal bests

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[4]

Event	Time	Location	Date	Record
400 metres	46.50	Breda, Netherlands	28 July 2023
indoor 400 metres	46.17	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	22 February 2025
300 metres hurdles	34.38	Bergen, Norway	3 June 2025	NBP
400 metres hurdles	48.36	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	2 July 2023	NR
4 x 400 metres relay	3:01.32	Guangdong, China	11 May 2025
indoor 4 × 400 m relay	3:04.95	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	9 March 2025
indoor 4 × 400 m mixed	3:15.63	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	6 March 2025	WB[a]

Notes

1. While the indoor 4 x 400 m mixed relay was an official World athletics discipline per 1 March 2025 and the Dutch team ran the best time so far, it was not recognized as a world record, because the target for the initial record was set at 3:12.44 or faster.^[6]