Personal information | |
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Born | Volendam, Netherlands | 19 March 1999
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Shot put |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | No. 2 (shot put, 2022)[1] No. 55 (overall)[2] |
Personal bests | |
Medal record |
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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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]
References
- ↑ "World Rankings Women's Shot Put", World Athletics, 16 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Jessica SCHILDER", World Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Jessica Schilder". Gladiator Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Qualification results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
External links
- Jessica Schilder at World Athletics
- Jessica Schilder at Olympics.com
- Jessica Schilder at Olympedia
- Jessica Schilder at TeamNL (in Dutch)