Myrte van der Schoot ( ; born 16 April 2004) is a Dutch track and field athlete who has competed in sprinting and long jump."Myrte van der Schoot", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2024. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.

Youth and junior career As a teenager, Van der Schoot competed in several different track and field events. She specialised in the 400 m and long jump, winning Dutch U18 and U20 national titles in both.

At the 2023 Dutch U20 Championships, Van der Schoot improved the national under-20 record of Femke Bol with a tenth of a second to 52.88 s.Tijn Piest, "Myrte van der Schoot mikt na Nederlands record op finaleplaats EK U20" (in Dutch), Hardloopnetwerk.nl, 7 July 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2025. At the 2023 European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, she won a silver medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay where the relay team set a Dutch under-23/under-20 record of 3:33.33 min and a bronze medal in the 400 metres further improving her Dutch under-20 record to 52.85 s."Results: European Athletics U20 Championships 2023", Watch Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

Senior career At the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals, where the team won the gold medal."Bol leidt estafettevrouwen naar wereldtitel 4x400 meter, mannen pakken brons" (in Dutch), NOS, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024. At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Italy, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals, where the team won the gold medal. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, she ran in the heats of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, again helping the team qualify for the final, where they won the silver medal.

In the 2026 Meeting de Paris, Van der Schoot ran as a pacemaker in the 800 metres.Jeff Hollobaugh, "Paris DL Women — Werro’s Bold WR-Shot Carries Her Closer", Track & Field News, 29 June 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.

At the 2026 European Championships, she was a member of the Netherlands teams which won gold in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay and bronze in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.

Personal bests Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Individual events + Personal best results for individual events Event Result Venue Date Notes 100 metres 11.94 s Leiden, Netherlands 14 June 2025 (Wind: 200 metres 23.97 s Leiden, Netherlands 14 June 2025 (Wind: 200 metres short track 24.14 s  Metz, France 8 February 2026 300 metres 38.77 s Lisse, Netherlands 13 May 2023 400 metres 50.75 s Birmingham, United Kingdom 13 August 2026 400 metres short track 51.33 s  Apeldoorn, Netherlands 1 March 2026 800 metres 2:01.08 min Bellinzona, Switzerland 30 August 2026 Long jump 6.25 m  Vught, Netherlands 26 May 2022 Wind assisted: 6.18 m Huizen, Netherlands 17 July 2022 (Wind: Vught, Netherlands 20 May 2023 (Wind:

Season's bests +Season's best performancesYearLong jump400 mlong track400 mshort track2018 4.93 59.22 59.70 2019 5.48 57.03 58.77 2020 5.58 56.21 57.15 2021 6.05 54.66 57.19 2022 6.18 53.99 54.99 2023 6.18 52.85 53.63 2024 5.93 52.48 52.81 2025 51.62 52.02 2026 50.75 51.33 Key:

Team events + Personal best times for team events Type Event Venue Date Notes Women 4 × 400 metres relay 3:21.10 Birmingham, United Kingdom 16 August 2026 Teamed with Lieke Klaver, Eveline Saalberg, and Femke Broeders-Bol. Van der Schoot's split time for the first leg was 51.0 s."27th European Athletics Championships – 4x400m Relay Women - Final – Results", European Athletics, 16 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026. 4 × 400 metres relay short track 3:26.00  Toruń, Poland 22 March 2026 Teamed with Lieke Klaver, Nina Franke, and Eveline Saalberg. Van der Schoot ran the second leg. Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay 3:10.77 Birmingham, United Kingdom 10 August 2026 Teamed with Jonas Phijffers, Lieke Klaver, and Terrence Agard. Van der Schoot's split time for the anchor leg was 50.9 s."27th European Athletics Championships – 4x400m Relay Mixed - Final – Results", European Athletics, 10 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026. 4 × 400 metres relay short track 3:20.14  Toruń, Poland 21 March 2026 Teamed with Keenan Blake, Tony van Diepen, and Eveline Saalberg. Van der Schoot ran the second leg.

Competition results Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

World Athletics Rankings + Highest WA rankings per year Year Long jump 400 m Overall 2020 575"World Rankings – Women's Long Jump", World Athletics, 1 December 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2025. 8266"World Rankings – Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 1 December 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2025. 2021 484"World Rankings – Women's Long Jump", World Athletics, 10 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2025. 507"World Rankings – Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 28 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025. 6266"World Rankings – Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 28 December 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2025. 2022 233"World Rankings – Women's Long Jump", World Athletics, 2 August 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2025. 299"World Rankings – Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 11 July 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024. 3728"World Rankings – Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025. 2023 226"World Rankings – Women's Long Jump", World Athletics, 23 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024. 196"World Rankings – Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 26 September 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024. 2594"World Rankings – Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 24 October 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024. 2024 304"World Rankings – Women's Long Jump", World Athletics, 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024. 115"World Rankings – Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 17 September 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025. 1650"World Rankings – Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 26 November 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025. 2025 62"World Rankings – Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 5 August 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026. 1002"World Rankings – Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 14 October 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026. 2026 31"World Rankings – Women's 400m (300m-500m)", World Athletics, 4 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 555"World Rankings – Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 1 September 2026. Retrieved 5 September 2026. Key:

International competitions 2023European U20 ChampionshipsJerusalem, Israel2nd4 × 400 m relay3:33.333rd400 m52.852024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.70 Van der Schoot did not run in the final; the listed time is from the heat she participated in.World RelaysNassau, Bahamas10th"Summary - 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Olympic Qualifying Round 1", World Athletics, 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024. ()4 × 400 m relay3:28:10European ChampionshipsRome, Italy1st4 × 400 m relay3:25:99Olympic GamesParis, France2nd4 × 400 m relay3:25.032025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan38th (h)400 m52.19 2026 World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland 10th (sf)400 m52.152nd4 × 400 m relay3:26.00  European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 4 × 400 m mixed 3:10.77 (50.9 split) 12th ()"400m Women – Semi-finals – Summary" (free registration required), European Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2026. 400 m 50.75 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:21:10 (51.0 split)World Athletics Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary3rd4 × 400 m mixed3:09.57(50.34 split)

National championships 2018 Dutch U18 Championships Emmeloord 6th 400 m 59.66 2019 Dutch U18 Championships Alphen aan de Rijn 1st 400 m 57.03 2020 Dutch U18 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2nd 400 m 57.15  Dutch Championships Utrecht 7th 400 m 56.72 Dutch U18 Championships Amersfoort 1st 400 m 57.36 2021 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 13th () 400 m 57.19  Dutch Championships Breda 10th () 400 m 54.66 6th Long jump 5.81 m Dutch U18 Championships Amersfoort 1st Long jump 5.76 m 1st 400 m 55.87 2022 Dutch U20 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 1st Long jump 6.07 m  1st 400 m} 55.15  Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 10th () 400 m 55.00  7th Long jump 5.84 m  Dutch U20 Championships Amsterdam 1st Long jump 6.00 m 1st 400 m 54.37 Dutch Championships Apeldoorn 5th 400 m 54.64 2023 Dutch U20 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 1st 400 m 54.29  1st Long jump 6.04 m  Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 7th () 400 m 53.63  3rd Long jump 6.02 m  Dutch U20 Championships Bergen op Zoom 1st Long jump 6.04 m 1st 400 m 52.88 Dutch Championships Breda 4th 400 m 53.47 2024 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn– () 400 m 52.81  Van der Schoot did not finish in the final; the listed time is from the heat. Dutch Championships Hengelo 3rd 400 m 52.48 2025 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 3rd 400 m 52.02  Dutch Championships Hengelo 1st 400 m 51.62 2026 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2nd 400 m 51.33  Dutch Championships Hengelo 1st 400 m 51.09 "Phijffers en Van der Schoot laten zich niet verrassen in de regen op NK atletiek", NOS, 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.

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