Nick Smidt (; born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.
His personal best in the event is 48.36 seconds set in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2023. This broke a 44-year old Dutch national record set by Harry Schulting in Mexico City in 1979. In August 2024, he precisely matched his national record time in Borås, Sweden.
International competitions Representing the 2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden7th (sf)400 m hurdles52.592017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland–400 m hurdlesDQ2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (h)400 m hurdles50.969th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:04.932019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden2nd400 m hurdles49.49World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar26th (h)400 m hurdles50.542021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan19th (sf)400 m hurdles49.352022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rd4 × 400 m relay3:06.90World ChampionshipsEugene, United States15th (sf)400 m hurdles49.569th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:03.14European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany20th (sf)400 m hurdles50.292024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy8th400 m hurdles49.43Olympic GamesParis, France20th (sf)400 m hurdles49.612025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands1st4 × 400 m mixed3:15.631st4 × 400 m relay3:04.95
Personal bests Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Event Location Date Record 400 metres 46.50 Breda, Netherlands 28 July 2023 indoor 400 metres 46.17 Apeldoorn, Netherlands 22 February 2025 300 metres hurdles 34.38 Bergen, Norway 3 June 2025 400 metres hurdles 48.36 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland 2 July 2023 4 x 400 metres relay 3:01.32 Guangdong, China 11 May 2025 indoor 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.95 Apeldoorn, Netherlands 9 March 2025 indoor 4 × 400 m mixed 3:15.63 Apeldoorn, Netherlands 6 March 2025
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