Dafne Schippers, born on 15 June 1992, is a retired Dutch track and field athlete who competed in sprinting and in the combined events. She won the 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships in 2015 and 2017, took silver in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics and was the 2016 Diamond League 200 metres champion. She holds the European record of 21.63 seconds in the 200 metres, which makes her the sixth-fastest woman of all time over the distance, and she holds Dutch records in the 100 metres and the long jump. She won twenty-two Dutch titles and announced her retirement in 2023.
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is a Dutch retired track and field athlete
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is a Dutch retired track and field athlete
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born 15 June 1992
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making her the sixth-fastest woman of all time at this distance
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She won twenty-two Dutch titles (outdoor and indoor)
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track and field athlete who competed in sprinting and the combined events
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the silver medalist in the 200 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics
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Schippers was the 200 m world champion at both the 2015 and the 2017 World Athletics Championships
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