Miguel van Assen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 July 1997 |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Triple jump |
Miguel Uriel van Assen (born 30 July 1997) is a Surinamese athlete specializing in the triple jump.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 South American Championships. In addition, he won multiple medals in age-group competitions, including the gold at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games.[3]
His personal best in the event is 16.94 metres set in Asunción in 2017.[4] This is the current national record.
International competitions[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Suriname
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| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 6th | High jump | 1.85 m |
| 2nd1 | Triple jump | 14.57 m | |||
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | High jump | 2.03 m |
| 1st | Triple jump | 15.19 m | |||
| World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 5th (q) | Triple jump | 15.48 m2 | |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 10th | Long jump | 7.20 m |
| 4th | Triple jump | 15.54 m | |||
| CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 3rd | Long jump | 7.12 m | |
| 1st | Triple jump | 16.33 m | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18) |
Morelia, Mexico | 1st | Triple jump | 16.01 m | |
| World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 11th | Triple jump | 15.51 m | |
| Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 1st | Triple jump | 16.15 m | |
| 2015 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1st | Triple jump | 16.24 m |
| Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 7th | Triple jump | 16.25 m | |
| 2016 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | St. George's, Grenada | 1st | Long jump | 7.66 m |
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | Triple jump | 15.75 m | |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Long jump | 7.63 m |
| 3rd | Triple jump | 16.64 m | |||
| South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Triple jump | 16.94 m | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (q) | Triple jump | 16.38 m | |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | Triple jump | 16.81 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.96 m | |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.11 m |
| 2020 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 8th | Long jump | 7.25 m |
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.73 m (w) |
1Out of competition performance
2No mark in the final
Personal bests[]
- High jump – 2.03 (Nassau 2013)
- Long jump – 7.66 (+0.3 m/s, St. Georges 2016)
- Triple jump – 16.94 (+2.0 m/s, Asunción 2017) national record
References[]
- ^ "2018 South American Games bio". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Miguel van Assen at World Athletics
- ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ All-Athletics profile
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