Cathelijn Peeters
Peeters at the 2023 European Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996
Dongen, Netherlands
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 19 (400 m hurdles, 2023)
Personal best400 m hurdles 54.56 (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Istanbul4×400 m relay
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-Małopolska400 m hurdles

Cathelijn Peeters (Dutch: [ˌkɑtəˈlɛin ˈpeːtərs]; born 6 November 1996) is a Dutch track and field athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and previously competed in the heptathlon.

In the 400 metres hurdles, she won a bronze medal in the 2023 European Games and four consecutive national titles at the Dutch Championships from 2020 to 2023.

As part of the Dutch women's 4 × 400 metres relay team, she won gold medals in the 2023 World Championships and the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships and shares the Dutch records outdoor and indoor.

Early life

Cathelijn Peeters was born on 6 November 1996 in Dongen in the Netherlands.[1][2]

Her cousin Silke Peeters is also a national level hurdler.[3]

Senior career

Peeters reached the national podium for the first time at the 2019 Dutch Championships, taking third place in the hurdles. She followed this with wins at the national championships in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[4]

She set a personal best of 53.34 seconds for the 400 metres, gaining selection for the Dutch relay team at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.[5][6] During the heats of the women's 4 × 400 m relay Peeters dropped the baton, causing the team to be eliminated.[7]

The Dutch relay team during their victory lap after their golden 4 × 400 metres at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.

She was a gold medallist in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships, helping break the Dutch record and championship record with a time of 3:25.66 minutes alongside Femke Bol, Lieke Klaver and Eveline Saalberg.[8] On 27 August 2023, the Dutch team continued the success with a gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.

Personal bests

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]

Individual events

Type Event Result Venue Date Notes
Outdoor 100 metres 12.02 s Vught, Netherlands 10 September 2023 (Wind: 0.0 m/s)
200 metres 23.91 s Vught, Netherlands 10 September 2023 (Wind: +1.6 m/s)
400 metres 51.73 s Leuven, Belgium 5 August 2023
100 metres hurdles 14.11 s Antwerp, Belgium 21 August 2021 (Wind: +0.4 m/s)
400 metres hurdles 54.56 s Madrid, Spain 22 July 2023
Heptathlon 4772 pts Gemert, Netherlands 2 June 2019
Indoor 200 metres 24.25 s i Dortmund, Germany 6 January 2024
400 metres 52.94 s i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 18 February 2023
Pentathlon 3447 pts i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 3 February 2019

Season's bests

Year 400 m 400 m
indoor		 400 m
hurdles
2013 ––71.10
2014 ––67.99
2015 –––
2016 –62.25 i67.19
2017 61.0160.57 i65.24
2018 –59.31 i62.53
2019 57.3758.21 i59.80
2020 57.9456.78 i60.25
2021 56.5055.76 i58.17
2022 53.3453.56 i56.03
2023 51.7352.94 i54.56

Key:   Lifetime best (in bold)

Team events

Type Event Time m:s Venue Date Record Notes
Outdoor 4 × 400 m relay women 3:20.72 Budapest, Hungary 27 August 2023 NR Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, and Femke Bol.[9] Peeters' split time for the third leg was 51.37 seconds.[9][10]
Indoor 4 × 400 m relay women 3:25.66 i Istanbul, Turkey 5 March 2023 NR Third national team of all time.[11] Teamed with Lieke Klaver, Eveline Saalberg, and Femke Bol.[12] Peeters' split time for the third leg was 53.14 seconds.[12]

Competition results

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]

World Athletics Rankings

Highest overall and event World Athletics Rankings per year.

Year 200 m 400 m 100 m
hurdles		 400 m
hurdles		 Heptathlon Overall
2019 –1591[13]–304[14]574[15]5930[16]
2020 –1300[17]–321[18]568[19]5716[20]
2021 –910[21]140[22]594[23]
2022 1556[24]907[25]62[26]–1198[27]
2023 –126[28]–19[29]–366[30]

Key:   Lifetime best (in bold)

International competitions

Representing the  Netherlands
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States — 4 × 400 m relay DQ TR24.6
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.66 CR NR
European Games Kraków, Poland 3rd 400 m hurdles 54.97
European Team Championships (1st Division)
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 54.63
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.72 WL NR

National championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2017 Dutch Championships Utrecht 6th in heats 400 m hurdles 1:07.60
2018 Dutch Indoor Combined Events Championships Apeldoorn 9th Pentathlon 3220 pts
Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 5th in heats 400 m 60.46
2019 Dutch Indoor Combined Events Championships Apeldoorn 13th Pentathlon 3447 pts
Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 4th in heats 400 m 58.42
Dutch Championships The Hague 3rd 400 m hurdles 59.80
2020 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 3rd in heats 400 m 56.78
Dutch Championships Utrecht 1st 400 m hurdles 1:00.32
Dutch Combined Event Championships Emmeloord 7th Heptathlon 4706 pts
2021 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 4th in heats 200 m 25.96
4th in heats 400 m 57.02
Dutch Championships Breda 1st 400 m hurdles 58.17
2022 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 6th 400 m 54.48
Dutch Championships Apeldoorn 1st 400 m hurdles 56.51
2023 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 3rd 400 m 53.11
Dutch Championships Breda 1st 400 m hurdles 54.95

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cathelijn PEETERS". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Beek, Yvonne van (2023-06-06). Cathelijn Peeters onder WK-limiet met persoonlijk record op 400 meter horden. AD. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  3. ↑ "Brabants podium op 400 horden: Cathelijn Peeters klopt nicht Silke op de meet". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Keuzes Bol pakken gunstig uit voor Peeters: 'Voor mij is dit ook het hoogst haalbare'". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cathelijn Peeters ook snel zonder horden". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cathelijn Peeters in selectie WK atletiek: 'Nooit gedacht dat ik dit soort tijden zou gaan lopen'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Estafettevrouwen gediskwalificeerd op 4x400 meter na foute wissel: 'We gaan met zijn allen een potje huilen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Championship record from the Netherlands! (2023-03-05). Istanbul 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  9. 1 2 "Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final (revised)", World Athletics, 27 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Race analysis 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final", World Athletics, 14 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "All Time Top List 4x400 Metres Relay women", World Athletics, 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Results Book European Athletics Indoor Championships Istanbul 2023", European Athletics, 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 6 August 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 400mH", World Athletics, 30 July 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "World Rankings Women's Heptathlon (Pentathlon ind.)", World Athletics, 24 December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 31 December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 31 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 400mH", World Athletics, 31 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "World Rankings Women's Heptathlon (Pentathlon ind.)", World Athletics, 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 31 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 100mH (50mH-55mH-60mH)", World Athletics, 28 December 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 400mH", World Athletics, 21 December 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "World Rankings Women's Heptathlon (Pentathlon ind.)", World Athletics, 5 January 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 200m", World Athletics, 11 January 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 100mH (50mH-55mH-60mH)", World Athletics, 4 January 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  26. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 400mH", World Athletics, 18 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  27. ↑ "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 26 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  28. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  29. ↑ "World Rankings Women's 400mH", World Athletics, 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  30. ↑ "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 12 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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