Cathelijn Peeters
- Born
- Nov 6, 1996 (29 years old)
- Birthplace
- Dongen, Netherlands
- Events
- 400 m hurdles · 400 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.78 m
Cathelijn Peeters (pronounced ; born 6 November 1996) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting and previously competed in the combined events and hammer throw. Peeters specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and in the 400 metres.
In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2023 World Champion and the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team and the 2024 Olympic Champion with the Dutch mixed team. Individually, Peeters won bronze medals at the 2023 European Games and the 2024 European Championships and five national titles at the Dutch Championships in 2020–2024. As part of the Dutch women's 4 × 400 metres relay team, she won gold medals at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Indoor Championships, and 2024 European Championships and she shares the Dutch records outdoor and indoor. As part of the Dutch mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team, she won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Peeters' highest World Athletics Rankings were No. 11 in the 400 metres hurdles in 2024, No. 77 in the 400 metres in 2024, and No. 233 of women overall in 2024. With the Dutch women's 4 × 400 metres relay team, she won the Dutch Sports Team of the Year award in 2023.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 400 m hurdles 54.31 (#114 all-time), 400 Metres Short Track 54.15, 2025 season best 55.85 (Apr 4, 2025, National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)) · Last competition: Grand Slam Track Kingston, Apr 6, 2025, 52.52 · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver · World Championships: 1 gold · National record (4 × 400 m) · 29 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| World Championships | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 400m-short-track Indoor | 51.56 | – | Feb 23, 2025 | Dutch Indoor Championships |
| 2025 | 400m Indoor | 51.56 | – | Feb 23, 2025 | Dutch Indoor Championships |
| 2025 | 400m | 52.52 | – | Apr 6, 2025 | Grand Slam Track Kingston |
| 2025 | 400mH | 55.85 | – | Apr 4, 2025 | Grand Slam Track Kingston |
| 2025 | 4x400Metre Indoor | 3:24.34 | – | Mar 9, 2025 | European Athletics Indoor Championships |
| 2024 | 100m | 11.99 | +1.0 | Aug 18, 2024 | Terug van vakantie, Sportpark Stappegoor, Tilburg |
| 2024 | 200m | 23.89 | +1.4 | Aug 18, 2024 | Terug van vakantie, Sportpark Stappegoor, Tilburg |
| 2024 | 200m-short-track Indoor | 24.25 | – | Jan 6, 2024 | Indoor Jump`n`Run, Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund (i) |