// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Keenan Blake? Blake-ing out of here, who knows?
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 200 m: 20.91 (2025) 400 m: 45.73 (2025) |
Medal record | |
Keenan Blake (born 17 January 2003) is a Dutch sprinter. He won the 200 metres at the 2024 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]A member of Amsterdam-based athletics club, Phanos,[2] Blake represented the Netherlands in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.[3] Blake won the 200 metres at the 2024 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, running 21.12 seconds.[4]
Blake placed third over 400 metres at the 2025 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, running 47.00 seconds.[5] In May, Blake won the 300 meters convincingly in 32.89 seconds at Ter Specke Bokaal.[6] He was part of the Dutch mixed 4 × 400 metres team which placed sixth at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain, in June, alongside Nina Franke, Myrte van der Schoot and Jonas Phijffers.[7][8][9] The following month, he represented the Netherlands at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[10][11]
Blake placed third over 400 metres at the 2026 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, running 46.20 seconds to finish ahead of Eugene Omalla and Max van der Lugt but behind Jonas Phijffers.[12] He was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland in March 2026, running in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[13][14] He also ran in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay on the last day of the championships, as the Dutch team placed fourth in the final.[15]
He was included in the Dutch squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, running as the men's 4 × 400 m team qualified for the 2027 World Championships.[16][17]
At the 2026 European Championships, Blake was a member of the Netherlands team which won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay.[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Keenan Blake". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "KEENAN BLAKE WINS THE TER SPECKE CUP". Phanos.Amsterdam. May 11, 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sprinter Keenan Blake". olympischstadion.nl. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Three silver Olympians at the start, but the Ter Specke Trophy goes to Tjin A-Lim and Blake". leidschdagblad.nl. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Mo-Ajok top time in 200 meters, Laros also wins: the Netherlands finishes European Championships in fourth place". Nos.nl. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dutch athletes impress at European Team Championships with best result ever". Sport Nieuws. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (12 Jul 2025). "Bergen 2025 - Men's Track Preview". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 28 Feb 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "CHAOTIC MIXED RELAY IN TORUŃ SEES BELGIUM EMERGE WITH GOLD". Athletics Weekly. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "23 TeamNL atleten in actie op WK Indoor atletiek". Hardloopnieuws.nl. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Athletics Federation announces TeamNL for the World Athletics Relays". atletiek.nl. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ Roeske, Eric (3 May 2026). "World Relays: Goal of four World Championship tickets achieved in swinging Gaborone". Hardloopnetwerk. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Goud en brons op 4x400 meter: derde Europese titel vrouwen, eerste medaille mannen". NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2026.
