Erik Cadée (born 15 February 1984) is a Dutch discus thrower.
Cadée was born in 's-Hertogenbosch. Among his first international appearances was a runner-up performance at the 2001 European Youth Olympic Festival.European Youth Olympic Festival . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 30 April 2011. He competed in the qualifying rounds of the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics and improved the following year to claim the gold medal at the 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships.European Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 4 June 2010. Cadée represented the Netherlands at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009, but did not reach the final. He qualified for the final at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, but failed to record a legal throw in his three attempts.
He won the silver medal at the 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing meet in March,Sofia BUL 19 - 20 March. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 23 March 2011. and set a then personal best and world leading throw the following month, throwing the discus to a mark of 66.95 m.Dutch discus thrower Cadée hits 2011 world-lead, Smith returns . European Athletics (30 April 2011). Retrieved on 30 April 2011. His present personal best is 67.30 m.
Achievements Representing 2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica22nd (q)Discus throw (1.75 kg)52.95 m2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland 1stDiscus throw (1.75 kg)60.42 m2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany5thDiscus throw59.45 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan23rd (q)Discus throw59.98 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany19th (q)Discus throw60.64 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain–Discus throwNM2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea20th (q)Discus throw61.62 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10thDiscus throw60.58 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom10thDiscus throw62.78 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia14th (q)Discus throw62.14 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland13th (q)Discus throw61.18 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands17th (q)Discus throw61.93 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom25th (q)Discus throw58.90 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany22nd (q)Discus throw57.97 m
References
External links
Erik Cadée at Atletiek.nl (archived)