Rob Druppers

Robertus Johannes Druppers (born 29 April 1962) is a Dutch former middle-distance runner who won the silver medal in the 800 m event at the 1983 World Championships. He set a Dutch 800 m record at 1:43.56 in Cologne in 1985, and a 1000 m record of 2:15.23 in his home town Utrecht in the same year. Druppers competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 800 m.^[1]

Rob Druppers

Druppers in 1983
Personal information
Born	(1962-04-29) 29 April 1962 (age 63) Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Middle-distance running
Club	Hercules, Dordrecht
Medal record World Championships 1983 Helsinki 800 m European Indoor Championships 1987 Liévin 800 m 1988 Budapest 800 m 1989 The Hague 800 m

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	800 m	1:47.06
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	semi-final (dnf)	800 m	1:49.28 (heat)
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	800 m	1:44.20
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	4th	800 m	1:45.53
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	1st	800 m	1:48.12
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	8th	800 m	1:48.89
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	heats	800 m	1:50.58
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	800 m	1:49.45
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	quarter-final	800 m	1:46.91
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague (Netherlands)	2nd	800 m	1:48.96
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	semi-final	800 m	1:49.70

DNF = did not finish

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:43.56 (Cologne 1985)
• 1000 metres – 2:15.23 (Utrecht 1985)
• 1500 metres – 3:35.07 (1985)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:46.29 (Stuttgart 1987)
• 1000 metres – 2:16.4 (The Hague 1988)