Netherlands at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
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| IAAF code | NED | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 21 | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 12th |
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Netherlands competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.
At the third day Dafne Schippers won in a new Dutch national record her semi final heat of the 100 metres in a time of 10.83. With this achievement she became the first Dutch finalist in the women's 100 metres at a World Championships. In the final, later that day, she broke her national record again with a time of 10.81 and won the silver medal. Later, she won the gold medal in the 200 metres in a time of 21.63, a new European record.
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
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