Jessica Schilder
Jessica Schilder at the 2022 Dutch National Athletics Championships.
Personal information
Born (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999
Volendam, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 2 (shot put, 2022)[1]
No. 55 (overall)[2]
Personal bests
  • Shot put: 20.24 NR (2022)
  • Indoors
  • Shot put: 19.48 i (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 EugeneShot put
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 BelgradeShot put
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichShot put

Jessica Schilder (Dutch: [ˈjɛsikaː ˈsxɪldər]; born 19 March 1999) is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in shot put.[3] Her outdoors personal best is 20.24 m, which is a Dutch record, and her indoors personal best is 19.48 m. She is two-time bronze medalist at the world championships (outdoor and indoor) and a one-time gold medalist at the European championships (outdoor).

Career

She competed in the women's shot put event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4] She also competed in the women's shot put in the 2020 Summer Olympics that was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

She won the bronze medal in the women's shot put event at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In August 2022, Schilder won the gold medal in shot put at the European Athletics Championships.[5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Netherlands
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 12th Shot put 14.34 m
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 5th Shot put 15.99 m
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland N/A Shot put NM
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 12th Shot put 16.18 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 5th Shot put 16.51 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 5th Shot put 18.69 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st Shot put 18.11 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th (q) Shot put 17.74 m
2022 European Throwing Cup Leiria, Portugal 2nd Shot put 18.89 m NR
World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Shot put 19.48 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 3rd Shot put 19.77 m NR
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st Shot put 20.24 m NR
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th Shot put 18.29 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th Shot put 19.26 m;

Personal bests

Outdoor[2]
Indoor[2]
  • Shot put - 19.48 m i (Belgrade 18 March 2022)

References

  1. ↑ "World Rankings Women's Shot Put", World Athletics, 16 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jessica SCHILDER", World Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jessica Schilder". Gladiator Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Qualification results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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