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Gert-Jan Liefers

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Gert-Jan Liefers
Personal information
Full nameGerrit Jan Liefers
Born (1978-09-26) 26 September 1978 (age 46)
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Updated on 22 March 2008

Gerrit Jan 'Gert-Jan' Liefers (born 26 September 1978 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who came 8th in the 1500 m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was also a finalist in the same event in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships.

Liefers finished 8th in the 5000 m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He is the Dutch record holder at 1500 m, the mile and 3000 m.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 3rd 1500 m 3:47.17
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 4th 1500 m 3:40.47
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 1st 1500 m 3:46.91
Universiade Catania, Italy 15th (sf) 800 m 1:49.03
6th 1500 m 3:46.09
European Cross Country Championships Oeiras, Portugal 1st Junior race (5.4 km) 15:45
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 11th (sf) 800 m 1:50.82
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (h) 800 m 1:47.57
13th (h) 1500 m 3:42.21
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 1500 m 3:44.60
World Championships Seville, Spain 24th (sf) 1500 m DNF
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th 1500 m 3:36.99
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 3000 m 7:44.34 (iNR)
World Championships Paris, France 7th 1500 m 3:33.99
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 3000 m 8:02.86
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th 1500 m 3:37.17
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th 5000 m 13:58.70

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Gert-Jan Liefers
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2023 House of Representatives Party for Sports 4 237 0 Lost [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 278–279. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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