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| Nationality | Luxembourgish | ||||||||
| Born | (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||
| Coached by | Arnaud Starck | ||||||||
Medal record
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Patrizia van der Weken (born 12 November 1999) is a Luxembourgish sprinter who is a national record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. She competed at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, where she reached the final in the 100 metres.
Van der Weken participated in the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where she won her heat but was ultimately eliminated in the semifinals. Later that year, Van der Weken competed in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, placing 33rd.
Van der Weken made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 100 metres event, where she progressed past her the heats and qualified for the semi-finals, becoming the first Luxembourgish women to do so. Her performance led to her being named Luxembourg's flagbearer for the closing ceremonies.
Competition record
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.00 NR (+2.0 m/s, Rome, 2024)
- 200 metres – 23.19 NR (+1.0 m/s, Chorzów, 2023)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.09 NR (Luxembourg, 21 Jan 2024)
- 200 metres – 23.96 NR (Kirchberg, 2023)
References
- "Patrizia VAN DER WEKEN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- Weir, Stuart (2023-03-03). "2023 European Athletics Indoor Champs, The Women's 60m, who will win the final tonight?". runblogrun. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- "On Sunday evening: Patrizia van der Weken to carry Luxembourg flag at Olympics closing ceremony". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
External links
- Patrizia van der Weken at World Athletics
- Patrizia van der Weken at the Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois (in French)
| World University Games champions in women's 100 metres | |
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Luxembourgian female sprinters
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Luxembourg
- Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade
- FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- European Games competitors for Luxembourg
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- Luxembourgian people of Belgian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Diamond League winners
- Olympic athletes for Luxembourg
- 21st-century Luxembourgian sportswomen