Dafne Schippers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dafne Schippers
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Jun 15, 1992(1992-06-15)
Age	32
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Utrecht
Horoscope	Gemini

Dafne Schippers Biography

Dafne Schippers is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on June 15, 1992 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Famous for her participation in track & field heptathlon as well as sprinting events. In 2015, she took home the gold medal in the 200-meter race in the World Championships, and set the record at the time for the European race at 21.63 seconds.

She is trailing She has trailed Marion Jones in holding the all-time world record for the 200 meter sprint time. in setting the records in the world for 200-meter sprint speed.

Dafne Schippers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɑfnə ˈsxɪpərs] ; born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch track and field athlete. She competes primarily in the sprints, having previously participated in the heptathlon. She is the 2015 and 2017 World Champion and won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres.

Schippers originally competed in the heptathlon and won gold medals at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships. At the 2010 World Junior Championships she also won a bronze in the 4 × 100 meters relay with her team mates Loreanne Kuhurima, Eva Lubbers and Jamile Samuel.

She was raised and born in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dafne Schippers Net Worth

Dafne Schippers is one of the richest Runner from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dafne Schippers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began to regularly participate in athletics as a child at the age of 9. Her first major appearance was in 2009 at the European Junior Championships, where she was 4th overall.

She participated in the 2012 Olympics in London in the heptathlon as well as 4×100 meters events. She was awarded the gold medal in the European Indoor Championships in the 60-meter sprint.

Dafne Schippers was born on 15 June 1992 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She started competing in athletics at the age of nine at the track and field club Hellas in Utrecht.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dafne Schippers height 5 ft 10 in Dafne weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dafne Schippers Dating?

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She improved the 200 m record during the heptathlon at the 2014 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, her time of 22.35 being one of the best 200 m performances ever in a heptathlon. She finished third at the hepthatlon with 6545 points, a new national record. At the European championships of 2014 Schippers won gold medals in the 100 m and the 200 m. The 4×100 meters relay team, one of the favourites for the title, did not finish in the final due to a botched first baton change.

Facts & Trivia

Dafne Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Dafne Schippers celebrates birthday on June 15 of every year.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics expectation was high that she would add an Olympic title to the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships, following in the footsteps of Fanny Blankers-Koen who had dominated the sprint events at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games, winning four golds. However, she finished fifth in the 100 m final, and won the silver medal in the 200 m behind Elaine Thompson who became the first woman for 28 years to complete the Olympic sprint double. After defeat in the 200 m, Schippers remained forlorn on the side of the track for a while, took off her spikes and hurled them to one side in frustration. “I came here for gold”, she told reporters, disappointment showing in her face. “I’m not happy with the silver.” The Dutch relay team was eliminated in the heats due to a botched relay handover between Samuel and Schippers.

What happened to Dafne Schippers?

But at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Schippers had to withdraw before the final of the 100 m with an adductor problem. She subsequently withdrew from the 200 m and the 4 x100 m relay.

Did Dafne Schippers make the Olympic team?

Toyota and European and twice World Champion Dafne Schippers have announced their collaboration on the road to the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. Toyota is the first car marque ever to be a worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Games partner.

How old is Schippers?

29 years (June 15, 1992)

How tall is Schippers?

5′ 10″

What does Dafne Schippers weigh?

150 lbs