Lisanne de Witte

Lisanne de Witte (pronounced [liˈsɑnə də ˈʋɪtə]; born 10 September 1992) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres, where she held the Dutch record with her personal best time of 50.77 seconds from 2018 to 2021.

Lisanne de Witte
Lisanne de Witte with a Dutch flag over her shoulders
De Witte after winning bronze in the 400 m at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin
Personal information
Born (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Life partnerOwen Westerhout (2014–2019)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
ClubAV Trias
Coached bySven Ootjers (2016–present)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 50.77 (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Glasgow4×400 m relay
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

De Witte represented the Netherlands at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She won bronze medals in the 400 m at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Indoor Championships. De Witte also won several international championship medals as part of Dutch women's 4 × 400 m relay teams, including the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships. She won a total of eight Dutch national titles in the 200 m, 400 m, and 800 m.

Early life

Lisanne de Witte was born on 10 September 1992[3] in Vlaardingen in the Netherlands. She has a younger sister, Laura de Witte, who is also a 400 metres sprinter.

Career
Sisters Lisanne (L) and Laura de Witte (R) competed in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Lieke Klaver (R) passes the baton to Lisanne de Witte (L) in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2019 World Championships.

Lisanne de Witte started representing the Netherlands in international championships in 2011. She competed at her first Summer Olympics in August 2016, where she ran in the 4 × 400 m relay.[3] The Dutch team set a new national record with a time of 3:26.98 in the heats, but they did not advance to the final.

In August 2017, de Witte competed at the World Championships. She ran in the heats of the 400 m and did not advance to the semi-finals. She then ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 m relay, where the Dutch team was disqualified.

In August 2018, de Witte competed at the 2018 European Championships. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m[3] and broke the Dutch national record with a time of 50.77 seconds. Her record stood until Femke Bol broke it in 2021.

In March 2019, de Witte competed at the European Indoor Championships. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m with a time of 52.34 seconds.[3] In September and October, de Witte competed at the World Championships. In the 400 m, she finished 11th in the semi-finals and did not advance to the final. She then ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay, and the Dutch team finished seventh.

In March 2021, de Witte competed at the European Indoor Championships. She ran in the final of the 4 × 400 m relay and won a gold medal with the Dutch team. In July and August, de Witte competed at her second Summer Olympics. She ran in the heats of the mixed 4 × 400 m relay, and the Dutch team finished fourth in the final. In the 400 m, de Witte qualified for the semi-finals but did not advance to the final.[3] She then ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay. The Dutch team set two national records, 3:24.01 in the heats and 3:23.74 in the final, and finished sixth.

In March 2022, de Witte competed at the World Indoor Championships. She ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay, winning a silver medal with the Dutch team. In August, de Witte competed at the European Championships. She ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay, winning a gold medal with the Dutch team.

In August 2023, de Witte competed at the World Championships. She ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 m relay, and the Dutch team finished first in the final, earning her a gold medal.

In March 2024, de Witte competed at the World Indoor Championships. She ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay, winning a gold medal with the Dutch team.

Personal bests

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

Individual events
Personal best times for individual events
Type Event Time (m:)s Venue Date Record Notes
Outdoor 400 metres 50.77 Berlin, Germany 11 August 2018 (NR) The Dutch record was broken by Femke Bol on 29 May 2021.[4]
600 metres 1:28.13 Lisse, Netherlands 26 August 2018
800 metres 2:05.39 Merksem, Belgium 24 August 2013
Indoor 200 metres short track 23.67 i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 17 February 2019
400 metres short track 51.90 i Toruń, Poland 8 February 2020
500 metres short track 1:09.87 i Boston, MA, United States 4 February 2023
800 metres short track 2:07.61 i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 27 January 2024

Progression
Season's best times for individual events
Year 400 m 400 m
indoor
2009 56.1657.72
2010 55.9658.99
2011 54.5955.97
2012 53.9254.73
2013 52.9255.68
2014 —52.61
2015 52.53—
2016 52.1452.49
2017 51.7152.43
2018 50.7754.10
2019 51.3052.34
2020 —51.90
2021 51.6852.82
2022 52.7152.65
2023 52.2352.61
2024 53.04

  Lifetime best (in bold)

Team events
Personal best times for team events
Type Event Time m:s Venue Date Record Notes
Outdoor 4 × 400 m relay women 3:20.87 München, Germany 20 August 2022 (NR) Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, and Femke Bol. De Witte's split time for the third leg was 51.26 s. The Dutch record was broken on 27 August 2023.
4 × 400 m relay mixed 3:10.69 Tokyo, Japan 30 July 2021 (NR) Teamed with Jochem Dobber, Lieke Klaver, and Ramsey Angela. The Dutch record was broken on 31 July 2021.
Indoor 4 × 400 metres relay short track women 3:25.07 i Glasgow, United Kingdom 3 March 2024 NR[5] Third national team of all time.[6] Teamed with Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, and Femke Bol.[7] De Witte's split time for the third leg was 52.28 s.[7]
Distance medley relay short track 10:49.39 i Boston, MA, United States 28 January 2017 Teamed with Esther Guerrero, Anna Silvander, and Sarah McDonald.[8]

Competition results

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

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, United Kingdom 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
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.75
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 4 × 400 m relay i 3:25.07

National titles
  • Dutch Athletics Championships
  • Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships

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 (in Dutch). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. "Sven Ootjers laat zijn atleten excelleren". Hardloopnetwerk (in Dutch). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. "Lisanne de Witte". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. "Bol haalt in België twee tienden van Nederlandse record op 400 meter af" (in Dutch), NOS, 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. "Bol leidt estafettevrouwen naar wereldtitel 4x400 meter, mannen pakken brons" (in Dutch), NOS, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. "All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track Women", World Athletics, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. "Results – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final", World Athletics, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. "Start Lists: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2017", Watch Athletics, 27 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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