Stefan Nillessen
 Stefan Nillessen at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:47.37 (Breda, 2023) 1500m: 3:30.75 (Paris, 2024) Mile: 3:52.70 (Lievin, 2025) 3000m: 7:37.10 (Karlsruhe, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Stefan Nillessen (born 2 January 2003) is a Dutch middle-distance runner. In 2024, he became Dutch national champion over 1500 metres, and also won the title indoors in 2025.[1]
Career
[edit]He was selected for the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[2]
He won gold in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[3]
He is one of a group of athletes coached by Tomasz Lewandowski. He signed a sponsorship deal with Nike in 2024.[4] He ran a personal best of 3:34.32 for the 1500 metres in Turku, Finland on 18 June 2024.[5]
He won the Dutch national title over 1500m in Hengelo in June 2024.[6] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres and ran a personal best to qualify for the final. In the final he lowered his personal best to 3:30.75 to place ninth overall.[7]
Competing in Karlsruhe in February 2025 he won over 3000m in a Dutch indoor record time of 7:37.10.[8] He ran a personal best 3:52.70 for the indoor mile in Liévin on 13 February 2025.[9] The following weekend, he won the Dutch national indoor title over 1500 metres.[10] He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, where he reached the final of the 3000 metres.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]He is from Groesbeek near Nijmegen.
Stefan Nillessen comes from a famous running family from Groesbeek, known as "d’n Boes."
References
[edit]- ^ "Stefan Nillessen". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Stefan and Teun are going to the WJK in Colombia!". cifla.nl. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Gürth eclipses championship record to strike 3000m steeplechase gold for Germany". European-Athletics. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Piest, Tijn (13 January 2024). "With a contract in hand, Stefan Nillessen is now fully focused on running". Hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Nadine Visser evenaart NL record en Stefan Nillessen loopt B limiet 1500 mtr". hardloopniews. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Groesbekenaar Nillessen: Nederlands kampioen én bijna zeker van Olympische Spelen". ad.nl. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Mitton and Mihambo make strong statements in Karlsruhe". World Athletics. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Ingebrigtsen smashes world indoor 1500m and mile records in Lievin". World Athletics. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Roeske, Eric (23 February 2025). "Dutch world-class athletes shine at National Indoor Championships". hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (9 March 2025). "Majestic Ingebrigsten completes distance double for third time at Apeldoorn 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Atletiekevenement Next Generation Athletics: Jagen op limieten en records 'in je eigen stad'". gelderlander.nl. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Running friends Nillessen and Janssen miss out on medals at National Championships, but remain determined". Gelderlander. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
External links
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European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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