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| Born | 6 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 400m: 46.35 (2026) 400mH: 49.95 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Daan Kneppers (born 6 January 2003) is a Dutch sprinter and hurdler. He won the 2025 Dutch Athletics Championships over 400 metres hurdles.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Zoetermeer, he is a member of ARV Ilion. His sister Lies also competes as an athlete. Kneppers placed third over 400 metres at the 2024 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships.[2]
In July 2025, he represented the Netherlands at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[3] The following month, Kneppers won the Dutch Athletics Championships over 400 metres hurdles in Hengelo, winning in 51.41 seconds.[4][5]
In March 2026, Kneppers was selected as part of the Dutch team for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, on the 4 × 400 m relay teams.[6][7] In May, he ran a personal best in the 400 m hurdles of 49.95 seconds in Brussels.[8] In June, he ran a personal best 46.35 seconds for the flat 400 metres at the Gouden Spike in Leiden.[9] In August 2026, he competed in the qualifying round of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, with the team winning the bronze medal in the final.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Daan Kneppers". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ilion performs well at the National Indoor Athletics Championships". streekbladzoetermeer.nl. February 29, 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dutch Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Successful National Athletics Championships for The Hague and Ilion: 9 medals, one of which was gold for the hurdler". ad.nl. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sotra atleten Max van der Lugt en Daan Kneppers in WK indoorselectie 4x400m in Torun". Hardloop Nieuws. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "23 TeamNL atleten in actie op WK Indoor atletiek". Hardloopnieuws.nl. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "IFAM Outdoor". World Athletics. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Daan Kneppers shows top form in Leiden". hardloopnieuws.nl. June 14, 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
