Marlene van Gansewinkel
![]() Marlene van Gansewinkel (2014) | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Tilburg, Netherlands | 11 March 1995
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability | Limb deficiency |
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Coached by | Guido Bonsen |
Medal record |
Marlene van Gansewinkel (born 11 March 1995) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete. In 2021, she won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and 200 metres T64 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T64 event.[1]
In 2016, she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T44 event at the Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has also won medals in the long jump and in sprinting events at the World Para Athletics Championships and the World Para Athletics European Championships.
Early life
[edit]Van Gansewinkel was born without her lower left leg and lower left arm.[2]
Career
[edit]Early in her career, Van Gansewinkel competed as a T44-classified athlete. In 2014, she competed in the women's 100 metres T44, 200 metres T44 and 400 metres T44 events at the IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, Wales. She missed out on winning a medal as she finished in 4th place in all three events. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, she won the silver medal in the women's long jump T44 event.[3]
Van Gansewinkel represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T44 event.[4][5] She also competed in the women's 100 metres T44 event where she finished in 7th place.
At the beginning of 2018, World Para Athletics implemented classification changes and, as of that year, Van Gansewinkel competes as a T64-classified athlete, a class specifically for athletes with a single below the knee amputation.[6] In that year, she won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and women's 200 metres T64 events at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany. In the 100 metres she also set a new world record of 12.85 seconds.[7]
In 2019, Van Gansewinkel won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T64 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also won the silver medal in the women's long jump T64 event.[8] She was disqualified in the women's 200 metres T64 event for running out of lane.[8][9]
In 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[10][11] She also won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T64 and women's long jump T64 events.[12][13] In the long jump she set a new personal best of 5.82 metres.
Van Gansewinkel represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[14][15] She won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and 200 metres T64 events.[16][17] She also won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T64 event.[1]
She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T64 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[18][19]
Awards
[edit]In 2018, she won the Dutch Paralympic Athlete of the Year award.[20]
Personal life
[edit]In 2017, Van Gansewinkel founded Team Para Atletiek together with Paralympic athlete Fleur Jong and coach Guido Bonsen which aims to help beginning and experienced para-athletes.[21]
Achievements
[edit]Track
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 100 metres T64 | 12.85 s |
1st | 200 metres T64 | 26.12 s | |||
2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | 100 metres T64 | 12.96 s |
2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 100 metres T64 | 12.80 s |
1st | 200 metres T64 | 26.79 s | |||
Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 100 metres T64 | 12.78 s | |
1st | 200 metres T64 | 26.22 s | |||
2024 | World Championships | Kobe, Japan | 2nd | 100 metres T64 | 12.73 s |
1st | 200 metres T64 | 25.73 s |
Field
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Long jump T44 | 5.27 m |
2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Long jump T44 | 5.57 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | Long jump T44 | 5.29 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Long jump T64 | 5.61 m |
2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Long jump T64 | 5.28 m |
2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | Long jump T64 | 5.82 m |
Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Long jump T64 | 5.78 m | |
2023 | World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | Long jump T64 | 5.40 m |
2024 | World Championships | Kobe, Japan | 2nd | Long jump T64 | 5.45 m |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Houston, Michael (28 August 2021). "British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Sijtsma, Thomas (9 November 2019). "Para atletiek in Olympisch Stadion: fanatiek trainen met je eigen doel". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Para-atleet Van Weeghel pakt goud op 200 meter bij WK". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Marlene van Gansewinkel". paralympic.org.
- ^ "Zilver voor baanwielrensters Klaassen en Dolman op Paralympics". NU.nl (in Dutch). 9 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "World Para Athletics announces classification changes". World Para Athletics. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 August 2018). "World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin starts with five world records". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Zilver voor verspringster Van Gansewinkel bij WK para-atletiek". NOS (in Dutch). 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Hertog grijpt goud op 200 meter WK para-atletiek, zilver voor Alkemade". NOS (in Dutch). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Marcel Hug takes 13th European gold on closing day in Bydgoszcz". Paralympic.org. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Succesvolle Nederlandse ploeg wint 23 medailles op de EK Para Atletiek". Hardloopnetwerk (in Dutch). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Fleur Jong sets new world record in another Dutch one-two at the Euros". Paralympic.org. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Para-atlete Jong noteert nog twee wereldrecords, dit keer bij het verspringen". NOS (in Dutch). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ van Beek, Yvonne (10 June 2021). "Na een jaar 'met veel shit' kan de focus na succesvol EK voor Van Gansewinkel volledig op Tokio: 'Ik kan nog beter'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Drievoudig paralympisch kampioene Van Rhijn (29) beëindigt carrière per direct". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (31 August 2021). "Venezuela win two Paralympic 100 metres gold medals in 15 minutes as Malaysian disqualification sparks fury at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Van Gansewinkel sprint naar goud op 100 meter bij Paralympics". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Paris 23: Fleur Jong completes her gold collection". Paralympic.org. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Para-atlete Jong wint wereldtitel verspringen: 'Hier ging ik voor!'" [Para athlete Jong wins world title long jump: 'This is what I went for!']. NOS (in Dutch). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Sifan Hassan na sterk seizoen verkozen tot Atleet van het Jaar". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Meerjarenbeleidsplan 2021-2025 Team Para Atletiek" (PDF). Team Para Atletiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links
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- Marlene van Gansewinkel at World Athletics
- Marlene van Gansewinkel at European Athletics
- Marlene van Gansewinkel at the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (in Dutch)
- Marlene van Gansewinkel at Paralympic.org
- Marlene van Gansewinkel at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Marlene van Gansewinkel at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Sportspeople from Tilburg
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Congenital amputees
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic athletes for the Netherlands
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Dutch female long jumpers
- Dutch female sprinters
- Dutch amputees
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Para Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
- Female competitors in athletics with disabilities
- 21st-century Dutch women