Maureen Koster (; born 3 July 1992) is a Dutch middle-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague, which later became a silver medal after Yelena Korobkina was disqualified for doping.
She was born in Gouda. She represented her country at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.Maureen Koster. Atletiekunie. Retrieved on 8 March 2015. She ran in the under-23 section at the 2013 and 2014 European Cross Country Championships, winning a team bronze on the first attempt and coming fifth individually in the latter edition.U23 Women Final - U23 Women . European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.U23 Women Final - Sun, Dec 14 9:32. European Athletics. Retrieved on 14 December 2014. She also ran in 1500 m at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final.2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres qualifying . European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
She won the silver medal at 10.000 meters at the 2026 European Championship in Birmingham.
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 2:02.15 (Ninove 2014) 1000 metres – 2:40.09 (Amsterdam 2014) 1500 metres – 3:59.79 (Monaco 2015) 5000 metres – 14:33.56 (Rome 2026) Indoor 1500 metres – 4:10.68 (Karlsruhe 2016) 3000 metres – 8:33.47 (Liévin 2025)
Competition record +Achievements in international competitions representing the YearCompetitionLocationPositionEventTime2009European Youth Olympic FestivalTrabzon, Turkey9th1500 m4:30.452010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada21st (h)1500 m4:22.082011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia –1500 m2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland4th (h)1500 m4:15.001World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia17th (sf)1500 m4:08.152014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland17th (h)1500 m4:15.112015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic2nd3000 m8:51.64World ChampionshipsBeijing, China9th (sf)1500 m4:10.95 –5000 mDNF2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon United States4th3000 m8:56.44Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil32nd (h)1500 m4:13.152017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th3000 m8:48.992018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany8th5000 m15:21.642019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom6th3000 m8:56.22World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar –5000 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland8th (h)3000 m8:56.9112022World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States21st (h)5000 m15:18.17European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4th5000 m15:03.292023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey6th3000 m8:47.17World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th5000 m15:00.782024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy4th5000 m14:44.46Olympic GamesParis, France19th (h)5000 m15:03.662025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan14th5000 m15:07.582026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom6th5000 m15:41.512nd10,000 m31:45.76World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary8th5000 m14:38.78 1Did not finish in the final
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