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Sofie Dokter

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Sofie Dokter
Sofie Dokter in 2023
Personal information
Born (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 23)
Groningen, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Combined events
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 ToruńPentathlon
Bronze medal – third place2024 GlasgowPentathlon
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 ApeldoornPentathlon
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 EspooHeptathlon
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 TallinnHeptathlon

Sofie Dokter (pronounced [soːˈfi ˈdɔktər]; born 19 December 2002) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in the combined events. She is the reigning World Indoor Champion in the pentathlon, having won the title at the 2026 World Indoor Championships. She was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships and the silver medalist in the pentathlon at the 2025 European Indoor Championships.

She was a silver medalist in the heptathlon at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships and the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships. In 2024 became a three time national champion in the pentathlon. In 2022, she was also national champion in the heptathlon.[2]

Early life and background

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Dokter was born in Groningen. Her father Erik and mother Hendrike were keen proponents of athletics. Sofie first took part in an athletics event aged four and first attended athletics club aged six. Her younger sister Julia Dokter is also a track and field athlete.[3][4]

Dokter is a student at Wageningen University as of 2022.[5]

Career

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2021

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In her last junior year, Dokter was a silver medalist in the heptathlon at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships held in Tallinn.[6]

2022

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Dokter during the long jump at the 2022 European Championships in München

In her first senior year, Dokter became 2022 Dutch national champion indoors and out.[7] That year, she was named ‘rookie of the meet’ at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, where she broke the 6,000 point barrier for the first time in the heptathlon.[8]

Dokter was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2022 European Athletics Championships where she competed in the heptathlon.[9] Of the three Dutch women who started, she was the only woman who finished the event, finishing thirteenth overall.[10][11]

2023

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In February 2023 Dokter scored 4603 in the pentathlon to win the Dutch national title.[12] She became an automatic qualifier for the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Istanbul.[13] She finished fourth overall at the end of the pentathlon.[14]

In May 2023 she finished seventh overall in the heptathlon at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis.[15] In July 2023, she won silver at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland in the Heptathlon.[16]

She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, and finished eleventh in the heptathlon.[17]

2024

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In February 2024, Dokter won the Dutch Indoor Combined Events Championships in Apeldoorn, with 4553 points.[18] On 1 March 2024, she was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships. Her tally included a huge personal best in the final event, the 800 metres of 2:11.89 min and a final tally of 4.571 points.[19]

In June 2024, she finished in fifth place overall in the heptathlon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome,[20] and in August she achieved sixth place overall in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics with a new personal best of 6,452 points.[21]

2025

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She finished third in the high jump at the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships with a clearance of 1.82 metres.[22] She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, where she won the silver medal with a personal best pentathlon tally of 4826 points, only four points away from the Dutch national record of Nadine Broersen.[23][24][25]

She finished in second place overall in the heptathlon at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, Austria, on 1 June 2025 with a tally of 6576 points.[26][27] She placed sixth overall in September competing at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[28][29]

2026

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Dokter won the gold medal in pentathlon at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland in March 2026, achieving a personal best score of 4888 points to win ahead of the heptathlon gold and silver medalists from the 2025 World Championships, Anna Hall and Kate O'Connor. Dokter led from the second event onwards, having cleared 1.87 metres, and also produced the best mark in the long jump of 6.52 m, with 8.19 in the 60 m hurdles, and 13.92m in the shot put. With a seven second advantage over Hall heading into the 800 m, Doktor ran 2:12.27 to trail Hall home less than six behind her to secure the victory.[30][31]

In May, Dokter set three personal best on the opening day of the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, running 13.27 seconds in the 100m hurdles, reaching 14.70m in the shot put, and running 23.13 in the 200m. By the end of the second day she had secured an overall personal best of 6627 points, placing third overall.[32]

Competition results

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All information from World Athletics profile.[2]

International competitions

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Representing the  Netherlands
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2021 European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd Heptathlon 5878 pts
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 13th Heptathlon 5811 pts
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th Pentathlon 4499 pts
European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 2nd Heptathlon 6256 pts
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th Heptathlon 6192 pts
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, Great Britain 3rd Pentathlon 4571 pts
European Championships Rome, Italy 5th Heptathlon 6418 pts PB
Olympic Games Paris, France 6th Heptathlon 6452 pts PB
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 2nd Pentathlon 4826 pts PB
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 6th Heptathlon 6432 pts
2026 World Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st Pentathlon 4888 pts NR

Personal bests

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

Individual events

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Personal best results for individual events
Event Result Venue Date Notes
200 metres 23.13 s Götzis, Austria 30 May 2026 (Wind: 0.0 m/s)
800 metres 2:10.88 min  Götzis, Austria 1 June 2025
800 metres short track 2:11.89 min i Glasgow, United Kingdom 1 March 2024
60 metres hurdles 8.19 s i Toruń, Poland 22 March 2026
100 metres hurdles 13.27 s Götzis, Austria 30 May 2026 (Wind: +1.0 m/s)
High jump 1.89 m Espoo, Finland 13 July 2023
Long jump 6.61 m i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 9 March 2025
Shot put 14.70 m Götzis, Austria 30 May 2026
Javelin throw 47.17 m Rome, Italy 8 June 2024

Combined events

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Personal best results for combined events
Event Result Venue Date Notes
Heptathlon 6627 pts Götzis, Austria 30–31 May 2026
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.27 s (+1.0 m/s) 1.80 m 14.70 m 23.13 s (0.0 m/s) 6.47 m (+0.2 m/s) 44.00 m 2:13.28 min
Pentathlon short track 4888 pts i Toruń, Poland 22 March 2026 NR
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.26 s i 1.84 m i 13.86 m i 6.61 m i 2:14.53 min i

Team events

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Personal best results for team events
Event Result Venue Date Notes
4 × 100 metres relay 46.30 s The Hague, Netherlands 19 May 2024 Teamed with Emy Guikema, Annabel Paul, and Lea Jurdzinski of Rotterdam Atletiek.[33]

References

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  1. ↑ "DOKTER Sofie". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sofie Dokter". worldathletics. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sofie en Julia Dokter gaan voor de Olympische Spelen in 2028". groningenatletiek. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sofie Dokter kiest zonder twijfels voor de zevenkamp". baan-atletiek.nl. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Handball player and heptathlon player receive student sports grant". wur.nl. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Review: 2021 European U20 Heptathlon, Tallinn". decathletesofeurope.co.uk. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Champions of tomorrow: CTS GROUP Talent team of the Athletics Union". Runnersworld.com. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sofie Dokter 'European Championship medal and then Olympic Games'". Hardloopnetwerk.nl. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sofie Dokter pakt nationale titel op meerkamp met persoonlijk record". RTV Noord. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Zevenkampster Dokter: 'Alleen al dat ik hier sta, is superleuk'". NOS. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Talent Dokter (19) is bij EK Nederlands lichtpuntje op meerkamp". NOS. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sofie Dokter checks the competition and wins NK Indoor Meerkamp". rtvnoord.nl. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rankings Analysis FEB 14, 2023". decathletesofeurope.co.uk. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Sofie Dokter from Groningen came fourth in the pentathlon at European Indoor Athletics Championships". oogtv.nl. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Hall scores 6988 to win Götzis heptathlon, LePage takes decathlon". World Athletics. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Zevenkampster Dokter wint zilver op EK onder 23 in Espoo". rtlnieuws. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Women's Heptathlon Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Skotheim tallies 6281 points for heptathlon victory in Tallinn". European Athletics. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  19. ↑ Bakker, Rypke (1 March 2024). "Vijfkampster Sofie Dokter bezorgt Nederland met brons eerste plak op WK indoor". nu.nl. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "Women Heptathlon Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Women Heptathlon Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  22. ↑ Roeske, Eric (23 February 2025). "Dutch world-class athletes shine at National Indoor Championships". hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Schilder shines with 20.69m to win shot put in Apeldoorn". World Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  25. ↑ Roeske, Eric (9 March 2025). "Day 4 Review: The Netherlands Breaks All Records in Its Own Omnisport Apeldoorn". Hardloop Netwerk. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  26. ↑ "Hypo-Meeting". World Athletics. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  27. ↑ "ANNA HALL'S FOUR PRS RESULT IN NO. 2 ALL-TIME HEPTATHLON SCORE AT 50TH HYPO-MEETING AT GOTZIS". Runnerspace. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  28. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  29. ↑ "53 TeamNL atleten naar WK atletiek in Tokio". Atletiek.nl. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  30. ↑ "23 TeamNL atleten in actie op WK Indoor atletiek". Hardloopnieuws.nl. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  31. ↑ "Dokter takes pentathlon crown in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  32. ↑ "Ehammer and Kälin set world-leading Swiss records to win in Götzis". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "SEN-V - 4 x 100 meters – Sunday 19 May 2024", Athletics.app. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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