Diane Gabriëlla van Es (; born 22 March 1999) is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 European Championships and the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships.
Van Es is the former holder of the European record in the 5 kilometres road with a time of 14:39 minutes set on 9 February 2025 and the current holder of the Dutch record in the 10 kilometres road with a time of 30:29 minutes set on 12 February 2023. She won four national titles (5000 m, 10 km).
Career Diane van Es competed internationally at youth level, winning the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival held in Tbilisi,. Tbilisi2015. Retrieved on 6 August 2015. and placing 12th in that event at the 2017 European Under-20 Championships in Grosseto two years later.
In 2019, she represented Netherlands in the 5000 metres final at the European U23 Championships held in Gävle and was part of the gold medal-winning women's U23 Dutch team at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon.SPAR European Cross Country Championships - Lisbon 2019 Results. European Athletics. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
Van Es established herself in the senior ranks with a 5000 m win at the 2020 Dutch Athletics Championships.2020 Dutch Championships Results. Atletiek. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
On 29 May 2021, she set a 5000 m personal best of 15:07.52 during the Next Generation Athletics meeting in Nijmegen, which qualified her for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 European Championships in Rome on 11 June 2024, running a personal best time of 30:57.24.
Personal bests All information from World Athletics profile.
+Personal best timesEventLocationDateNotes1500 metres4:02.79Dublin, Ireland11 July 20251500 metres short track4:11.67Stockholm, Sweden23 February 20253000 metres8:38.12Rabat, Morocco25 May 20253000 metres short track9:01.32Apeldoorn, Netherlands10 February 20215000 metres14:43.80London, United Kingdom18 July 20255 kilometres road14:33Monaco15 February 20268 kilometres road25:24Apeldoorn, Netherlands2 February 202010,000 metres30:57.24Rome, Italy11 June 202410 kilometres road30:29Schoorl, Netherlands12 February 202315 kilometres road47:51Nijmegen, Netherlands17 November 202410 miles road53:02Zaandam, Netherlands17 September 2023Half marathon1:08:03New York City, New York, United States16 March 2025
Competition results
All information from World Athletics profile.
International competitions 2015European Youth Olympic FestivalTbilisi, Georgia1st3000 m9:58.492017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy12th3000 m9:55.432018European Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands29thU20 race14:292ndU20 team28 pts2019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden13th5000 m16:09.28European Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal11thU23 race21:531stU23 team17 pts2021European Team Championships First LeagueCluj-Napoca, Romania3rd3000 m9:07.41European U23 ChampionshipsBergen, Norway3rd5000 m15:48.4-Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan33rd (h)5000 m15:47.01European Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal43rdU23 race22:252022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany13th5000 m15:26.442023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary13th10,000 m32:05.852024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy2nd10,000 m30:57.24Olympic GamesParis, France16th10,000 m31:25.512025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan30th (h)5000 m15:12.572026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom –10,000 mDNF
National titles Dutch Athletics Championships 5000 metres: 2020, 2022, 2024 Dutch 10 km Championships 10 km: 2023
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