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Maayke Tjin-A-Lim

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Maayke Tjin-A-Lim
Maayke Tjin-A-Lim in 2017
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 26)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)60 m hurdles
100 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 40 (100 m hurdles)[2]
Personal bests
  • 60 m hurdles: 7.98 i (2024)
  • 100 m hurdles: 12.66 (2023)

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

Career

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From Hoorn, Tjin-A-Lim runs for the athletics club AV Zaanland, based in Zaandam. In February 2022, she came third at the Dutch Indoor Championships over 60 m hurdles and qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, where she reached the semi-finals.[3] In doing so she set a new personal best time of 8.21 seconds.[4]

In May 2022, she also set a new personal best time over 100 m hurdles, running 13.16.[5] At the end of May 2022 Tjin A-Lim lowered her personal best again, to 13.02 in Manchester.[6] In August 2022, Tjin-A-Lim competed in the 100 m hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, where she reached the semi-finals.[7]

In January 2023, racing indoors in Luxembourg she set a new personal best over 60 m hurdles of 8.00.[8] 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.[citation needed]

In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals.[9]

In February 2024, she won the Dutch indoor title in the 60 metres hurdles.[10] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow to compete in the 60 metres hurdles, where she qualified for the semi-finals.[11]

Personal life

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Tjin-A-Lim has discussed overcoming the eating disorder bulimia early in her career.[12]

Achievements

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Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[2]

Personal bests

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International competitions

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Representing the  Netherlands
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands 5th 100 m hurdles 14.11 s
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 10th (sf)[13] 100 m hurdles 14.00 s
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 19th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.13 s
European Championships Munich, Germany 19th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.21 s
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 8th 60 m hurdles 8.09 s
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.05 s
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 23rd (h) 60 m hurdles 8.10 s
European Championships Rome, Italy 20th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.08 s
Olympic Games Paris, France 21st (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.03 s

1Did not start in the semifinals

References

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  1. ^ "Tjin-A-Lim Maayke". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Maayke TJIN-A-LIM", World Athletics, 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Sedney and Tjin A-Lim at the World Cup further on 60m hurdles, sprinter Van Gool ill". nos.nl. 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Hurdle runner Maayke Tjin A-Lim clocks new personal best in Greece". nhnieuws.nl. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "De Smet highlights CMCM Indoor Meeting with a breakthrough 1:45.04 800m". European-athletics. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Geerds in tweede Nederlandse tijd ooit naar titel 60 meter horden". Welingelichtekringen. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's 60m hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Successor of Nadine Visser is ready: Maayke Tjin A-Lim 'new kid in the blocks'". taketonews.com. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  13. ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships – Final Results Book" (archived), European Athletics Association, 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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