Miguel Uriel van Assen (born 30 July 1997) is a Surinamese athlete specializing in the triple jump. He won the gold medal at the 2017 South American Championships. In addition, he won multiple medals in age-group competitions, including the gold at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
His personal best in the event is 16.94 metres set in Asunción in 2017.All-Athletics profile This is the current national record.
International competitions Representing 2012CARIFTA Games (U17)Hamilton, Bermuda6thHigh jump1.85 m2nd1Triple jump14.57 m2013CARIFTA Games (U17)Nassau, Bahamas1stHigh jump2.03 m1stTriple jump15.19 mWorld Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine5th (q)Triple jump15.48 m22014South American GamesSantiago, Chile10thLong jump7.20 m4thTriple jump15.54 mCARIFTA Games (U20)Fort-de-France, Martinique3rdLong jump7.12 m1stTriple jump16.33 mCentral American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U18)Morelia, Mexico1stTriple jump16.01 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States11thTriple jump15.51 mYouth Olympic GamesNanjing, China1stTriple jump16.15 m2015CARIFTA Games (U20)Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis1stTriple jump16.24 mPan American GamesToronto, Canada7thTriple jump16.25 m2016CARIFTA Games (U20)St. George's, Grenada1stLong jump7.66 mWorld U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland8thTriple jump15.75 m2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan2ndLong jump7.63 m3rdTriple jump16.64 mSouth American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1stTriple jump16.94 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom23rd (q)Triple jump16.38 m2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia1stTriple jump16.81 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia3rdTriple jump16.96 m2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rdTriple jump16.11 m2020South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia8thLong jump7.25 m2021South American ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador3rdTriple jump16.73 m (w) 1Out of competition performance 2No mark in the final
Personal bests High jump – 2.03 (Nassau 2013) Long jump – 7.66 (+0.3 m/s, St. Georges 2016) Triple jump – 16.94 (+2.0 m/s, Asunción 2017) national record
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