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Femke Bol (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə bɔl] ⓘ; born 23 February 2000) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2023 World Champion, and in the 400 metres, where she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion and the short track world record holder.
Aug 9, 2024 · Femke Bol got emotional as she spoke about her 400m hurdles race at the Paris Olympics. The Dutch athlete clocked 52.15s to win the bronze medal in the event.
Sep 7, 2023 · How Femke Bol bounced back from devastating fall to stand on top of the World. After a costly trip in the World Athletics Championships 4x400m mixed relay final left her nation medal-less when victory was within their grasp, Bol’s spectacular return to win two golds has left the athletics world salivating about her chances at Paris 2024.
Femke Bol showcased her form at the Silesia Diamond League, winning the 400-meter hurdles in a remarkable 52.13 seconds. Bol took full advantage of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's absence, leaving ...
Aug 24, 2023 · Six days after her face-down fall five metres short of earning mixed 4x400m gold for the Netherlands, Femke Bol rose to the challenge in her signature event of the 400m hurdles, earning her first global gold in splendid isolation.
The Dutchwoman has improved significantly since taking bronze in the 400m hurdles at Tokyo 2020, and is now a genuine challenger to reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at Paris 2024. Bol dominated age group 400m competitions from 2015-19.
Mar 7, 2024 · Femke Bol: Twice world record breaker over 400m indoors. For the past two years running, Bol has lowered the women's 400m world indoor record at the Dutch national indoor championships. When she did so in 2023, she took more than three-tenths off what had been the longest-standing world indoor record, lowering it from 49.59 to 49.26 in Apeldoorn.
Femke BOL, Netherlands - 400 Metres Hurdles, 100 Metres, 150 Metres, 400 Metres, 400 Metres Short Track, 200 Metres, 200 Metres Short Track, 500 Metres.
Feb 18, 2024 · Femke Bol flew to another world record at the Dutch Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, returning to the scene of her historic 49.26 run 12 months ago to further improve the world indoor 400m record to 49.24* and retain her national title on Sunday (18).
Aug 23, 2024 · Femke Bol has now secured a significant lead over her arch-rival, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Competing in the recently concluded Lausanne Diamond League, Bol ran one of her best races in the 400m hurdles discipline. Breaking her own meet record, the Dutch sprinter ran an impressive 52.25s to clinch the gold right after the Paris Olympics.