Zoë Sedney

Zoë Sedney (born 15 December 2001) is a Dutch athlete who competes in the hurdles, 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. Sedney's success started in 2015 at the European Youth Olympic Festival. She broke through at senior level in 2021 competing in both the European Indoor Championships and the Olympic Games. In 2022 she became part of the 4x100 metres Dutch relay team, competing together with her older sister Naomi Sedney.

Zoë Sedney
Sedney at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade
Personal information
Full nameZoë Frederique Sedney
Born (2001-12-15) 15 December 2001
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres hurdles, 100 metres, 200 metres
ClubRotterdam Atletiek
Coached byBart Bennema (2021-2022), Brendan Troost (till 2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Borås4 x 100 m relay
European U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Gyor100 m hurdles
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2017 Győr100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2017 Győr200 m
Silver medal – second place2017 Győr4 x 100 m relay

Career

At the age of five Sedney joined track and field club ARV Ilion in Zoetermeer. Until the age of 14 she combined athletics with playing field hockey at hockey club MHCZ in Zoetermeer.[1] At the age of 15 Sedney decided to solely focus on athletics, a decision which paid off with qualifications on four individual disciplines (100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 100 metres hurdles) at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Győr, Hungary.[2] Sedney ended up competing in the 200 metres and 100 metres hurdles, winning gold in both disciplines.[3] At the same competition she also competed with the Dutch Relay team (Sedney, Minke Bisschops, Suzanne Libbers and Anna Roelofs), winning silver in the 4 x 100 Metres Relay.[4]

In 2018, Sedney went back to Győr, this time to compete in European U18 Championships. Sedney competed in the 100 metres hurdles, winning silver in 13.34.[5]

In 2019, Sedney dealt with a hamstring injury,[6] complicating her preparations for the European U20 Championships in Boras, Sweden. Sedney ended up competing in the 200 metres where she ended up in 10th place and in the 4 x 100 Metres Relay where she won silver with the Dutch relay team (Bisschops, Sedney, Demi van den Wildenberg and N'ketia Seedo).[7][8]

2020 was the last year Sedney competed as a junior, she ended her junior career with 3 junior national titles in the 100 metres hurdles, 100 metres and 200 metres. She was called "the uncrowned queen of the national junior championships", becoming Junior National Champion 20 times and winning silver three times and bronze twice during her time as a junior.[9]

In 2021, Sedney competed in her first international senior competition at the European Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland. There she made it to the finals of the 60 metres hurdles and finished in 7th place in 8.00.[10] In the summer of 2021 Sedney competed in the 100 metres hurdles in both the European U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia and her first Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. In the European U23 Championships Sedney finished 4th in 13.14.[11] In her first Olympic Games Sedney finished 7th in her heat in 13.03. This was not enough for a place in the semi-finals as Sedney needed a time of 13.00 to go through to the next round. Sedney had the 24th time overall in the heats.[12]

Sedney had a good start to 2022, winning races at the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Birmingham and Madrid, and becoming national indoor champion on the 60m hurdles.[13] In March Sedney represented the Netherlands in the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. She placed for the finals after winning her semi-final in 7.95.[14] In the finals Sedney finished 6th in 8.07.[15]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Netherlands
2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Győr, Hungary 1st 100 m hurdles 13.37
1st 200 m 23.74
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.05
2018 European U18 Championships Győr, Hungary 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.34
2019 European U20 Championships Boras, Sweden 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.21
10th (sf) 200 m 23.93
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 7th 60 m hurdles 8.00
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th 100 m hurdles 13.14
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 24th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.03
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th 60 m hurdles 8.07
World Championships Eugene, Oregon 33rd (h) 100 m hurdles 13.38
13th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.46
European Championships Munich, Germany 21st (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.42
5th 4 × 100 m relay 43.03
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.06

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. "Tijdlijn: Zoë Sedney - de beloften". VPRO (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "WEEKOVERZICHT 19-25 JUNI - Atletiek Statistiek". Atletiek Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "European Youth Olympics Festival » Medals and Results". Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. "Nederlandse medaillewinaars zomer EYOF - NOCNSF". nocnsf.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. "EK u18 - dag 4: zilver voor Sedney, brons voor Jansons | Atletiek.nl". www.atletiek.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. "Zoë Sedney - de beloften". VPRO (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. "EK U20 - dag 3: vier medailles voor Nederland! | Atletiek.nl". www.atletiek.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. "EK u20 - Dag 4: wederom vier medailles voor Nederland! | Atletiek.nl". www.atletiek.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. "ALLERTIJDENPRESTATIES NK JUNIOREN - Atletiek Statistiek". Atletiek Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  10. "Zoetermeerse Zoë Sedney (19) dient zich op EK aan als de volgende atletiekbelofte: 'Wereldtop is haalbaar' - Algemeen Dagblad". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. "Sedney vierde, Duut strandt in kwalificatie". Rotterdam Atletiek (in Dutch). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. ANP (31 July 2021). "Atlete Sedney niet naar halve finale van 100 meter horden". Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. "Blessure Visser in finale 60 meter horden op NK indoor, winst voor Sedney". NU (in Dutch). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  14. "Sedney op overtuigende wijze naar finale 60 meter horden op WK indoor". NU (in Dutch). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  15. "Sedney zesde na 'slordige race' in mondiale indoorfinale 60 meter horden". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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