Diane van Es

Diane van Es

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 22) Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 metres

Diane van Es (born 22 March 1999, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch track and field athlete who specializes in the 5000 metres.^[1]

Van Es competed internationally at youth level, winning the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival,^[2] and placing twelfth in that event at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships two years later. In 2019 she represented the Netherlands in the 5000 m final at the European U23 Championships and was part of the gold medal-winning women's under-23 Dutch team at the European Cross Country Championships.^[3]

Van Es established herself in the senior ranks with a 5000 m win at the 2020 Dutch Athletics Championships.^[4] On May 29, 2021, she set a 5000 m personal best of 15:07.52 during the 2021 meeting, which qualified her for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

International competitions[]

Representing the  Netherlands

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
2015	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tbilisi, Georgia	1st	3000 m	9:58.49
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	12th	3000 m	9:55.43
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	13th	5000 m	16:09.28
	European Cross Country Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	11th	U23 race	21:53
			1st	U23 team	17 pts	[6]
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	33rd (h)	5000 m	15:47.01

National titles[]

• Dutch Athletics Championships
  • 5000 m: 2020

Personal bests[]

• 800 metres – 2:13.31 (2015)
• 800 metres indoor – 2:16.76 (2015)
• 1500 metres – 4:12.93 (2020)
• 1500 metres indoor – 4:36.29 (2017)
• 3000 metres – 9:23.02 (2018)
• 3000 metres indoor – 9:01.32 (2021)
• 5000 metres – 15:07.52 (2021)
• 10,000 metres – 33:20.73 (2020)
• 10K run – 33:37 (2021)

References[]