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Douwe Amels

Birth dateSep 16, 1991

BirthplaceDrachten, Netherlands

Height1.95 m

Weight-

Douwe Jorn Amels n ˈaːməls]; born 16 September 1991) is a Dutch track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump.

He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, becoming the first Dutchman ever to win gold in the event and the first Dutch high jump medallist at these championships since 1977.

Amels claimed also gold at the 2013 European Under-23 Championships. He represented Netherlands at the World Championships in Athletics in 2013 and 2019. He is the joint Dutch indoor record holder for the high jump, and won over 20 national titles (outdoors and indoors).

Personal bests

2.31

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2025	HJ	2.17	-	Jan 30, 2025	↓	Gorzów Jump Festival, Arena Gorzów, Gorzów Wielkopolski (i)
2024	HJ	2.23	-	May 26, 2024	↓	Opolski Festiwal Skoków, Miejski Stadion, Opole
2023	HJ	2.31	-	Mar 5, 2023	↓	European Athletics Indoor Championships, Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (i)
2022	HJ	2.25	-	Jul 31, 2022	↓	Stade Jean Jacoby, Schifflange (LUX)
2021	HJ	2.24	-	May 23, 2021	↓	56. Internationales Pfingstsportfest, Bungertstadion, Rehlingen
2020	HJ	2.26	-	Jul 25, 2020	↓	Besagroup-Sportpark, Rhede (GER)
2019	HJ	2.28=	-	Aug 28, 2019	↓	Zoetermeer (NED)
2018	HJ	2.26	-	Jan 20, 2018	↓	Leverkusen (GER) (i)
2017	HJ	2.20	-	Jul 19, 2017	↓	Köln (GER)
2016	HJ	2.18	-	Jun 24, 2016	↓	Bühl (GER)
2015	HJ	2.24	-	May 9, 2015	↓	Lisse (NED)
2014	HJ	2.23	-	Jul 20, 2014	↓	Viersen (GER)
2013	HJ	2.28	-	Jul 14, 2013	↓	Tampere European U23 Championships, Ratinan Stadion, Tampere
2012	HJ	2.22	-	Feb 5, 2012	↓	Leverkusen (GER) (i)
2011	HJ	2.18	-	May 14, 2011	↓	Lisse (NED)
2010	HJ	2.16	-	Feb 27, 2010	↓	Apeldoorn (NED) (i)
2009	HJ	2.06	-	Sep 13, 2009	↓	Zoetermeer (NED)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
HJ	2.10	-	Sep 15	Klaverblad International High Jump Meeting, ARV Ilion, Zoetermeer - Elite Event
HJ	2.13	-	Jul 27	Meeting voor Mon, AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven
HJ	2.14	-	Jul 7	FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
HJ	2.16	-	Jun 30	Dutch Championships, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
HJ	2.16	-	Jun 28	Dutch Championships, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
HJ	2.15	-	Jun 22	Sinner Hochsprungmeeting, Sportplatz Fleisbach, Sinn
HJ	2.18	-	Jun 19	Meeting International d'Athlétisme de la Province de Liège, Stade Naimette-Xhovémont, Liège
HJ	2.17	-	Jun 11	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
HJ	2.21	-	Jun 9	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
HJ	2.21	-	Jun 8	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
HJ	2.17	-	Jun 8	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
HJ	2.23	-	May 26	Opolski Festiwal Skoków, Miejski Stadion, Opole
HJ	2.16	-	May 22	Kladno hází a Kladenské Memoriály, Mestský Stadion Sletište, Kladno
HJ	2.13	-	May 17	Cyprus International Athletics Meeting, Tsirio Stadium, Limassol
HJ	2.19	-	May 9	Tag der Überflieger, Bezirkssportanlage Überruhr, Essen
HJ	2.12	-	Apr 27	Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala, Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou - Diamond Discipline
HJ	2.20	-	Apr 21	Competitie 2e Divisie Poule 3 R1
HJ	2.18	-	Feb 20	Hvězdy v Nehvizdech, Sportovní Hala, Nehvizdy (i)
HJ	2.16	-	Feb 18	Dutch Indoor Championships
HJ	2.16	-	Feb 17	Dutch Indoor Championships
HJ	2.20	-	Feb 13	30th Banskobystrická latka, Športová hala Dukla, Banská Bystrica (i)
HJ	2.16	-	Feb 10	Hustopečské skákání, Městská sportovní hala, Hustopeče (i)
HJ	2.14	-	Feb 2	Breuninger Hallenmeeting Erfurt Indoor, Hartwig-Gauder-Halle, Erfurt (i)
HJ	2.18	-	Jan 21	CMCM Indoor Meeting, Coque Sport Center, Luxembourg (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
HJ	2.13	-	Mar 8	European Athletics Indoor Championships
HJ	2.13	-	Mar 6	European Athletics Indoor Championships
HJ	2.13	-	Feb 23	Dutch Indoor Championships
HJ	2.06	-	Feb 6	Udin Jump Development, Palaindoor O. Bernes, Udine (i)
HJ	2.17	-	Jan 30	Gorzów Jump Festival, Arena Gorzów, Gorzów Wielkopolski (i)
HJ	2.14	-	Jan 18	IV Memorial "Alessio Giovannini", Palaindoor Ancona, Ancona (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
HJ	2.15	-	Sep 6	59. Palio Citta' della Quercia, Stadio Quercia, Rovereto
HJ	2.15	-	Sep 4	Gala dei Castelli, Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
HJ	2.22	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
HJ	2.22	-	Aug 20	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
HJ	2.15	-	Aug 8	Tampere Motonet GP meeting, Ratinan Stadion, Tampere
HJ	2.20	-	Jul 30	Dutch Championships, Atletiekbaan Breda, Breda
HJ	2.20	-	Jul 28	Dutch Championships, Atletiekbaan Breda, Breda
HJ	2.12	-	Jul 2	BAUHAUS-Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
HJ	2.13	-	Jun 25	European Athletics Team Championships First Division, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
HJ	2.15	-	Jun 13	Kladno hází a Kladenské Memoriály 2023, Mestský Stadion Sletište, Kladno
HJ	2.12	-	Jun 6	5th Irena Szewińska Memorial, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz
HJ	2.20	-	Jun 2	Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze - Diamond Discipline
HJ	2.23	-	May 21	Mityng Gwiazd na Rynku Kościuszki, Białystok
HJ	2.31	-	Mar 5	European Athletics Indoor Championships, Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (i)
HJ	2.31	-	Mar 4	European Athletics Indoor Championships, Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (i)
HJ	2.19	-	Mar 4	European Athletics Indoor Championships, Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (i)
HJ	2.19	-	Mar 3	European Athletics Indoor Championships, Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (i)
HJ	2.24	-	Feb 19	Dutch Indoor Championships
HJ	2.25	-	Feb 14	29th Banskobystrická latka, Športová hala Dukla, Banská Bystrica (i)
HJ	2.20	-	Feb 7	Beskydská laťka, Werk Arena, Třinec (i)

Douwe Amels

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2025

2024

2023

Honours