Maayke Tjin-A-Lim

Maayke Tjin-A-Lim (born 10 January 1998) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes over sprint hurdles.

Maayke Tjin-A-Lim
Maayke Tjin-A-Lim in 2017
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60m hurdles, 100m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Career

From Hoorn, Tijn-A-Lim runs for the athletics club AV Zaanland, based in Zaandam. In February 2022 she came third at the Dutch Indoor Championships over 60m hurdles and qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, where she reached the semi-finals.[1] In doing so she set a new personal best time of 8.21 seconds.[2]

In May 2022 she also set a new personal best time over 100m hurdles, running 13.16.[3] At the end of May 2022 Tjin A-Lim lowered her personal best again, to 13.02 in Manchester.[4] In August 2022 Tijn-A-Lim competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, where she reached the semi-finals.[5]

In January 2023, racing indoors in Luxembourg she set a new personal best over 60m hurdles of 8.00.[6] At the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul in March 2023, she successfully came through the heats and semi-final and qualified for the final.[7]

Personal life

Tijn-A-Lim has discussed overcoming the eating disorder bulimia early in her career.[8]

References
  1. "Maayke Tjin A-Lim: 'The aim is to run the hurdles at the World Cup and European Championship'". Hardloopnetwerk.nl. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. "Sedney and Tjin A-Lim at the World Cup further on 60m hurdles, sprinter Van Gool ill". nos.nl. 19 March 2022.
  3. "Hurdle runner Maayke Tjin A-Lim clocks new personal best in Greece". nhnieuws.nl. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. "Maayke Tjin A-Lim expects an interesting battle on the hurdles: "Best saved for the Dutch Championship"". Taketonews.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. "Drama evening for Menno Vloon at the European Athletics Championships and Maayke Tjin A-Lim qualifies for the semi-finals". nhnieuws.nl. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. "De Smet highlights CMCM Indoor Meeting with a breakthrough 1:45.04 800m". European-athletics. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. "Visser and Tjin-A-Lim in final battle". netherlands.postsen.com. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. "Successor of Nadine Visser is ready: Maayke Tjin A-Lim 'new kid in the blocks'". taketonews.com. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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