Myrte van der Schoot

Myrte van der Schoot (pronounced [ˈmɪrtə vɑn dər

Myrte van der Schoot
ˈsxoːt]; born 16 April 2004) is a Dutch track and field
athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump.[3] In
the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2024 World Indoor
Champion with the Dutch women's team.

Career
As a teenager, Van der Schoot competed in several
different track and field events. She specialised in the
400 m and long jump, winning Dutch U18 and U20
national titles in both.[3]

At the 2023 European U20 Championships in

Jerusalem, Israel, Van der Schoot won a silver medal in
the 4 × 400 metres relay and a bronze medal in the Myrte van der Schoot in 2022
400 metres.[3] Personal information
Nationality Dutch
At the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow,
United Kingdom, she ran in the heats of the 4 × Born 16 April 2004
400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
qualify for the finals,[3] where the team won the gold Sport
medal.[4]
Country Netherlands
At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Italy, Sport Track and field
she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping Event(s) 400 m, 4×400 m relay,
the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals,[3] where long jump
the team won the gold medal. Club Gooise Atletiek Club[2]
Achievements and titles

Personal bests Highest world No. 115 (400m, 2024)

ranking No. 226 (long jump, 2023)
No. 1617 (overall, 2025)

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games
2024 Paris 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Information from her World Athletics profile unless 2024 Glasgow 4×400 m relay
otherwise noted.[3] European Championships
2024 Rome 4×400 m relay
Individual events European U20 Championships
2023 Jerusalem 4×400 m relay
2023 Jerusalem 400 m

Personal best results for individual events

Event Result Venue Date Notes
100 metres 12.49 s Huizen, Netherlands 2 October 2022 (Wind: +0.8 m/s)

200 metres 24.32 s Apeldoorn, Netherlands 2 June 2024 (Wind: -0.1 m/s)

300 metres 38.77 s Lisse, Netherlands 13 May 2023

400 metres 52.48 s Hengelo, Netherlands 30 June 2024

400 metres short track 52.57 s i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 25 January 2025

Huizen, Netherlands 17 July 2022 (Wind: +1.1 m/s)

6.18 m
Long jump Vught, Netherlands 20 May 2023 (Wind: +1.5 m/s)

6.25 m w Vught, Netherlands 26 May 2022 Wind assisted: +2.6 m/s

Team events

Personal best times for team events

Event Time Venue Date Notes

Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Anne van
11 June de Wiel, and Lisanne de Witte. Van der
4 × 400 metres relay 3:25.99 Rome, Italy Schoot's split time for the third leg was
2024
51.16 s.[5]
Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lisanne
4 × 400 metres relay Glasgow, United 3 March de Witte, and Femke Bol. Van der
3:27.70 i Schoot's split time for the first leg was
short track Kingdom 2024
52.81 s.[6]

Competition results
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[3]

World Athletics Rankings

Highest WA rankings per year

Long
Year 400 m Overall
jump

2022 299[7]

2023 196[8] 226[9] 2594[10]

2024 115[11] 304[12] 1650[13]

2025 115[14] — 1617[15]

Key: Lifetime best (in bold)

International competitions

Representing the Netherlands

Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes

4 × 400 m
European U20 2nd 3:33.33 NU23R
2023 Jerusalem, Israel relay
Championships
3rd 400 m 52.85 NU20R
World Indoor Glasgow, United 4 × 400 m [notes 1]
1st 3:27.70 i
Championships Kingdom relay

World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 10th[16] 4 × 400 m

3:28:10
(h) relay
2024
4 × 400 m [notes 2]
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st 3:25:99
relay

4 × 400 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 6th (h) 3:25.03
relay

National championships

Representing GAC Hilversum

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes

2018 Dutch U18 Championships Emmeloord 6th 400 m 59.66

2019 Dutch U18 Championships Alphen aan de Rijn 1st 400 m 57.03
Dutch U18 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2nd 400 m sh 57.15 i

2020 Dutch Championships Utrecht 7th 400 m 56.72

Dutch U18 Championships Amersfoort 1st 400 m 57.36

2021 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 13th (h) 400 m sh 57.19 i

Dutch Championships Breda 10th (sf) 400 m 54.66

 6th Long jump 5.81 m
1st Long jump 5.76 m
Dutch U18 Championships Amersfoort
1st 400 m 55.87

1st Long jump 6.07 m i

Dutch U20 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn
1st 400 m sh 55.15 i

10th (h) 400 m sh 55.00 i

Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn
2022 7th Long jump 5.84 m i
1st Long jump 6.00 m
Dutch U20 Championships Amsterdam
1st 400 m 54.37

Dutch Championships Apeldoorn 5th 400 m 54.64

1st 400 m sh 54.29 i
Dutch U20 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn
1st Long jump 6.04 m i

7th (h) 400 m sh 53.63 i

Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn
2023 3rd Long jump 6.02 m i

1st Long jump 6.04 m

Dutch U20 Championships Bergen op Zoom
1st 400 m 52.88
Dutch Championships Breda 4th 400 m 53.47

Dutch U20 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2nd 400 m sh 52.92 i

2024 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn – (f) 400 m sh 52.81 i [notes 3]

Dutch Championships Hengelo 3rd 400 m 52.48

Notes
1. Van der Schoot did not run in the final; the listed time is from the heat she participated in.
2. Van der Schoot did not run in the final; the listed time is from the heat she participated in.
3. Van der Schoot did not finish in the final; the listed time is from the heat.

References
1. "van der Schoot Myrte" (https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/myrte-van-der-schoot_1
972251). Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
2. "Gooise Atletiek Club grossiert in medailles op het NK junioren (https://www.hilversumsnieu
ws.nl/sport/sport/275142/gooise-atletiek-club-grossiert-in-medailles-op-het-nk-junioren)" (in
Dutch), HilversumsNieuws, 21 February 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
3. "Myrte van der Schoot (https://worldathletics.org/athletes/netherlands/myrte-van-der-schoot-
14865892)", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
4. "Bol leidt estafettevrouwen naar wereldtitel 4x400 meter, mannen pakken brons (https://nos.
nl/artikel/2511336-bol-leidt-estafettevrouwen-naar-wereldtitel-4x400-meter-mannen-pakken-
brons)" (in Dutch), NOS, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
 5. "Roma 2024 - Live Results" (https://live.european-athletics.com/ECH2024/lrs/results/ATH/A
THW4X400M------------RND1000100--/). European Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 30
June 2024.
6. "Results – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women – Round 1 (https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiond
ocuments/pdf/7180312/AT-4X4sh-W-h----.RS6.pdf)", World Athletics, 3 March 2024.
Retrieved 3 March 2024.
7. "World Rankings Women's 400m (300m-500m) (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/40
0m/women?regionType=world&page=3&rankDate=2022-07-11&limitByCountry=0)", World
Athletics, 11 July 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
8. "World Rankings Women's 400m (300m-500m) (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/40
0m/women?regionType=world&page=2&rankDate=2023-09-26&limitByCountry=0)", World
Athletics, 26 September 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
9. "World Rankings Women's Long Jump (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/long-jump/
women?regionType=world&page=3&rankDate=2023-05-23&limitByCountry=0)", World
Athletics, 23 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
10. "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/overall
-ranking/women?regionType=world&page=26&rankDate=2023-10-24&limitByCountry=0)",
World Athletics, 24 October 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
11. "World Rankings Women's 400m (300m-500m) (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/40
0m/women?regionType=world&page=2&rankDate=2024-09-17&limitByCountry=0)", World
Athletics, 17 September 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
12. "World Rankings Women's Long Jump (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/long-jump/
women?regionType=world&page=4&rankDate=2024-01-02&limitByCountry=0)", World
Athletics, 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
13. "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/overall
-ranking/women?regionType=world&page=17&rankDate=2024-11-26&limitByCountry=0)",
World Athletics, 26 November 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
14. "World Rankings Women's 400m (300m-500m) (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/40
0m/women?regionType=world&page=2&rankDate=2025-01-07&limitByCountry=0)", World
Athletics, 7 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
15. "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking (https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/overall
-ranking/women?regionType=world&page=17&rankDate=2025-01-07&limitByCountry=0)",
World Athletics, 7 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
16. "Summary - 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Olympic Qualifying Round 1 (https://media.aws.
iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7193343/AT-4X4-W-oq1----.RS4.pdf)", World Athletics, 4
May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

External links
Myrte van der Schoot (https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14865892) at World Athletics
Myrte van der Schoot (https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/myrte-van-der-schoot) at
Olympics.com

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