Alida van Daalen
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot Put, Discus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alida van Daalen (Dutch: [aːˈlidaː vɑn ˈdaːlən]; born 12 April 2002) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in shot put and discus.[1]
Early life[edit]
Alida van Daalen was born on 12 April 2002.[1] She is the daughter of Dutch Olympic athlete Jacqueline Goormachtigh.[2]
Van Daalen was brought up in initially in Suriname, but lives with the pigment disease vitiligo, which causes her skin to show white spots and does not tolerate the sun well, and her family relocated to Rotterdam.[3]
In 2022, she started at the University of Florida in the United States and began competing for the Florida Gators. She won the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships and SEC Outdoor Championships and placed fourth at NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships and NCAA Outdoor Championships.[4]
Career[edit]
Van Daalen competed at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5] She then won bronze in the shot put and silver in the discus, at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Gyor.[6]
Competing at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, she won the silver medal in the shot put and the discus events.[7]
Competing at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, she won the gold medal in both the shot put and the discus events.[8] She won the shot put with a European U23 leading distance of 18.32m.[9] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[10]
Statistics[edit]
Information based on her World Athletics profile unless noted otherwise.[1]
Personal bests[edit]
- Outdoor
- Shot put: 18.32 m (Espoo, 2023)
- Discus throw: 66.31 (Ramona, Oklahoma, 2024)[11]
- Indoor
- Shot put: 18.66 m i (Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2023)
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
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| 2017 | European Youth Summer Olympic Festival | Győr, Hungary | 1st | Shot put (3 kg) | 16.23 m | |
| 2nd | Discus throw | 48.82 m | ||||
| 2018 | European U18 Championships | Győr, Hungary | 3rd | Shot put (3kg) | 17.08 m | |
| 2nd | Discus throw | 52.93 m | ||||
| Summer Youth Olympics | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4th | Discus throw | 47.33 m 53.07 m |
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| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 1st | Discus throw | 55.92 m | |
| 2021 | European Throwing Cup | Split, Croatia | 17th[12] | Discus throw | 54.99 m | |
| European U20 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | Discus throw | 55.63 m | ||
| 2nd | Shot put | 16.56 m | ||||
| 2022 | European Throwing Cup, U23 Events | Leiria, Portugal | 5th | Shot put | 15.80 m | |
| 2nd | Discus throw | 55.02 m | ||||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 18th[13] | Discus throw | 56.05 m | ||
| 2023 | European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 1st | Shot put | 18.32 m | |
| 1st | Discus throw | 56.77 m | ||||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 19th (q) | Shot put | 17.93 m |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Alida Van Daalen". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Carter, Scott (April 3, 2023). "Gators Newcomer Van Daalen an Instant Hit". Florida Gators. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Alice Van Daalen". voro.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Morton, Arik (July 16, 2023). "Alida van Daalen Wins Gold in Two Events at U23 European Championships". Florida Gators. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Alida van Daalen at Youth Olympic Games: No medal, but an adventure ahead". Rijnmond.nl. October 15, 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "European Championship U18 Queen Alida van Daalen turns tension into success". Atletiek.nl. July 10, 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Piest, Tijn (September 2, 2021). "CTS talent Alida van Daalen: 'Two silver medals crown the season'". hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "After double gold in Espoo, Van Daalen is standing tall both on and off the track". european-athletics. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Goss, Symone (July 13, 2023). "Alida Van Daalen wins Shot Put with European U23 leading mark of 18.32m". World-Track. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Budapest: Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol Lead Strong Netherlands Team". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Van Daalen plaatst zich met discus voor Spelen op veld waar onlangs wereldrecord sneuvelde" (in Dutch), NOS, 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "European Throwing Cup Results 2021", European Athletic Association, 2021. Archived 25 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "European Championships Munich 2022 Women's Discus Throw Qualification Results", European Athletic Association, 2022. Archived 16 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
