Lisanne de Witte

Lisanne de Witte (born 10 September 1992)[3] is a Dutch sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She won bronze medals in this event at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Indoor Championships. De Witte earned three major medals as part of Dutch women's 4 × 400 m relays.

Lisanne de Witte
De Witte at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres
ClubAV Trias
PartnerOwen Westerhout (2014-2019)[1]
Coached bySven Ootjers (2016-now)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 50.77 (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Belgrade4×400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Munich4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Berlin400 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Toruń4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Glasgow400 m

She represented Netherlands at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing in the 4 × 400 m relays and her individual event at the latter. De Witte won eight Dutch national titles.

Her younger sister, Laura de Witte, is also a 400 metres sprinter.

De Witte's personal best in the 400 metres is 50.77 seconds outdoors (Berlin 2018) and 51.90 seconds indoors (Toruń 2020).

Statistics
Sisters Lisanne (L) and Laura de Witte (R) competed in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Lieke Klaver (R) passes the baton to Lisanne de Witte (L) in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at Doha 2019.

International competitions
Representing the  Netherlands
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.44
2013 European Team Championships, First League Dublin, Ireland 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.19
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 8th 400 m 53.97
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland – (sf) 400 m i DQ
2015 European Team Championships, First League Heraklion, Greece 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.30
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, OR, United States 10th (sf) 400 m i 53.35
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th (sf) 400 m 52.37
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.23
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.98 NR
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 16th 400 m i 54.81 (h: 53.61)
European Team Championships, Super League Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 1st 400 m 51.71
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.79
World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (h) 400 m 52.48
– (h) 4 × 400 m relay DQ
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 400 m 50.77 NR
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 4th 400 m 51.51 [note 1]
– (f) 4 × 400 m mixed DQ
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 3rd 400 m i 52.34
World Relays Yokohama, Japan 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.03 (1st in Final B)
European Team Championships, First League Sandnes, Norway 1st 400 m 52.05
World Championships Doha, Qatar 11th (sf) 400 m 51.41
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.89 [note 2]
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 12th (sf) 400 m i 53.10
1st 4 × 400 m relay i 3:27.15 EL CR NR
World Relays Chorzów, Poland 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.12 [note 3]
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 24th (sf) 400 m 52.09 (h: 51.68)
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.74 NR
4th 4 × 400 m mixed 3:10.69 NR[note 4]
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay i 3:28.57 SB
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.87 EL NR
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 18th (h) 400 m i 53.61

Personal bests
Relays

National titles

Notes
  1. Representing Europe.
  2. Dutch team ran 3:27.40 in the heats.
  3. Dutch team ran 3:28.40 in the heats.
  4. Time from the heats; De Witte was replaced in the final.

References
  1. "Owen Westerhout snel in spoor van vriendin". Noordhollands Dagblad. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. "Sven Ootjers laat zijn atleten excelleren". Hardloopnetwerk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. "Lisanne de Witte". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
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