Ester Goossens

NEDWomen

Birth dateFeb 21, 1972

BirthplaceAmsterdam, Netherlands

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Ester Goossens (born 21 February 1972) is a retired Dutch athlete who competed in a variety of events, including the 400 metres, 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

She represented her country at the 1997 World Championships and 1999 World Indoor Championships. Goossens held the Dutch records in the 400 metres of 51.35 seconds from 1998 until 2018, when it was broken by Lisanne de Witte, and in the 400 metres hurdles of 54.62 seconds from 1998 until 2020, when it was broken by Femke Bol.

She still holds the national record in the 800 metres indoor. In October 1997, Goossens scored 6716 points at a women's decathlon in Appeldoorn, setting a world decathlon best of 54.14 seconds in the flat 400 m.

Key facts

400 m hurdles

54.62

#161 all-time

800 Metres Short Track

2:00.01

2002 season best

58.76

May 9, 2002 · Vught (NED)

2002 season best

Age

54 years old

As of Sep 20, 2026: 400 m hurdles 54.62 (#161 all-time), 800 Metres Short Track 2:00.01, 2002 season best 58.76 (May 9, 2002, Vught (NED)) · 54 years old

Personal bests

12.41

24.02

51.35

1:59.24

13.96

54.62

4x400m

3:32.31

1.69

6.04

12.39

41.32

Hep

6087

60mH

8.56

800m-short-track

2:00.01

1000m

2:39.86

60m

7.69

400m-short-track

51.82

200m-short-track

24.02

300m

37.45

50Metres

6.71

JavelinThr

41.32

Pentathlon

4212

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2002	60m	7.7h	-	Jan 6, 2002	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
2002	100mH	14.49	+1.9	May 4, 2002	↓	Lisse (NED)
2002	200m-short-track	25.91	-	Jan 6, 2002	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
2002	200m	25.91	-	Jan 6, 2002	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
2002	400mH	58.76	-	May 9, 2002	↓	Vught (NED)
2001	100mH	14.59	+0.0	Jun 17, 2001	↓	Vught (NED)
2001	400m-short-track	54.98	-	Jan 21, 2001	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
2001	400m	54.98	-	Jan 21, 2001	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
2001	400mH	57.32	-	Jul 7, 2001	↓	Tilburg (NED)
2001	800m-short-track	2:00.01	-	Feb 15, 2001	↑	Stockholm (SWE) (i)
2001	800m	2:02.78	-	Jun 9, 2001	↓	Stockholm (SWE) (i)
2000	400m	54.67	-	Aug 26, 2000	↓	Oordegem (BEL)
2000	400mH	57.23	-	Sep 24, 2000	↓	Vught (NED)
1999	50Metres	6.71	-	Jan 24, 1999	-	The Hague (NED) (i)
1999	60m	7.69	-	Jan 24, 1999	↓	The Hague (NED) (i)
1999	200m	24.24	-	Jan 24, 1999	↓	The Hague (NED) (i)
1999	200m-short-track	24.24	-	Jan 24, 1999	↓	The Hague (NED) (i)
1999	400m	52.05	-	Mar 5, 1999	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
1999	400m-short-track	52.05	-	Mar 5, 1999	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
1999	800m	2:03.80	-	Feb 21, 1999	↓	The Hague (NED) (i)
1999	800m-short-track	2:03.80	-	Feb 21, 1999	↑	The Hague (NED) (i)
1998	100m	12.41	-1.2	May 16, 1998	-	Hoorn (NED)
1998	200m	25.00	-2.7	May 16, 1998	↓	Hoorn (NED)
1998	300m	37.45	-	May 2, 1998	-	Lisse (NED)
1998	400m	51.35	-	Jun 6, 1998	↓	Malmö (SWE)
1998	400m-short-track	51.82	-	Mar 1, 1998	↓	European Indoor Championships, Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (i)
1998	400mH	54.62	-	Aug 21, 1998	↓	Budapest European Championships, Népstadion, Budapest
1998	800m	1:59.24	-	Aug 1, 1998	↓	Hechtel (BEL)
1998	4x400m	3:32.31	-	Jun 28, 1998	↑	Eindhoven (NED)
1997	HJ	1.69	-	Jun 28, 1997	-	European Cup Combined Events 1st League - Women
1997	LJ	6.04	+0.1	Jun 29, 1997	-	European Cup Combined Events 1st League - Women
1997	60mH	8.56	-	Dec 21, 1997	-	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1997	SP	12.39	-	Jun 28, 1997	-	European Cup Combined Events 1st League - Women
1997	100mH	13.96	-1.4	Jun 28, 1997	↓	European Cup Combined Events 1st League - Women
1997	200m-short-track	24.02	-	Dec 21, 1997	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1997	200m	24.10	-0.9	Jun 28, 1997	↓	European Cup Combined Events 1st League - Women
1997	JT	41.32	-	Jun 29, 1997	-	Tallinn (EST)
1997	JavelinThr	41.32	-	Jun 29, 1997	-	European Cup Combined Events 1st League - Women
1997	400m	52.04	-	Jul 6, 1997	↓	Dutch Championships
1997	400m-short-track	54.76	-	Feb 2, 1997	↓	The Hague (NED) (i)
1997	400mH	54.84	-	Aug 5, 1997	↓	IAAF World Championships, Olympic Stadium, Athina
1997	800m	2:00.54	-	Jul 19, 1997	↓	Hechtel (BEL)
1997	800m-short-track	2:04.42	-	Feb 9, 1997	↑	Frankfurt (GER) (i)
1997	Pentathlon	4212	-	Feb 9, 1997	-	Frankfurt (GER) (i)
1997	Hep	6087	-	Jun 29, 1997	-	European Cup Combined Events 1st League - Women
1996	800m-short-track	2:05.02	-	Feb 7, 1996	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
1996	800m	2:05.02	-	Feb 7, 1996	↓	Gent (BEL) (i)
1995	800m	2:01.01	-	Jun 5, 1995	↓	FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)
1994	800m	2:01.47	-	Jun 29, 1994	↓	Helsinki (FIN)
1994	800m-short-track	2:02.79	-	Mar 12, 1994	↑	European Indoor Championships, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (i)
1993	400m-short-track	52.73	-	Mar 12, 1993	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
1993	400m	52.73	-	Mar 12, 1993	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
1993	1000m	2:39.86	-	Aug 4, 1993	-	Zürich (SUI)
1992	4x400m	3:36.48	-	Sep 25, 1992	↑	La Habana IAAF World Cup
1991	400m	53.96	-	Aug 9, 1991	↓	European Junior Championships
1990	400m	54.27	-	Aug 8, 1990	↓	Deveti Septemvri Stadium, Plovdiv (BUL)
1988	4x400m	3:45.30	-	Jul 30, 1988	↑	Laurentian University Stadium, Sudbury (CAN)

2002

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100mH	14.68	-0.7	May 12	Amsterdam Dutch Club Championships, Amsterdam
400mH	58.76	-	May 9	Vught
400mH	59.81	-	May 4	Lisse Ter Specke, Lisse
100mH	14.49	+1.9	May 4	Lisse Ter Specke, Lisse
60m	7.7HT	-	Jan 6	Dortmund (i)
200m-short-track	25.91	-	Jan 6	Dortmund (i)

2001

17 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	59.69	-	Aug 15	Brasschaat Leo Calewaert Memorial, Brasschaat
400mH	57.96	-	Jul 14	Hechtel Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
400mH	59.48	-	Jul 7	Dutch Championships, Tilburg
400mH	57.32	-	Jul 7	Dutch Championships, Tilburg
800m	2:03.18	-	Jul 4	Papendal Games, Papendal
800m	2:05.47	-	Jun 23	European Cup 1st League Group B, Budapest
400mH	58.75	-	Jun 17	Vught Dutch Club Championships, Vught
100mH	14.59	+0.0	Jun 17	Vught Dutch Club Championships, Vught
800m	2:03.40	-	Jun 12	Bratislava Slovak Gold, Bratislava
800m	2:02.78	-	Jun 9	Dortmund Sparkassen DLV Meeting, Dortmund
400mH	59.50	-	May 18	Doha Qatar Athletic Grand Prix, Doha
800m-short-track	2:05.50	-	Feb 17	Dutch Indoor Championships
800m-short-track	2:00.01	-	Feb 15	Stockholm Globen Galan, Stockholm (i)
800m-short-track	2:02.67	-	Feb 11	Dortmund Sparkassen Indoor Meeting, Dortmund (i)
800m-short-track	2:01.94	-	Feb 4	Stuttgart Sparkassen Cup, Stuttgart (i)
800m-short-track	2:02.51	-	Jan 27	Karlsruhe LBBW-Meeting, Karlsruhe (i)
400m-short-track	54.98	-	Jan 21	Dortmund (i)

2000

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	57.23	-	Sep 24	Vught
400mH	57.26	-	Sep 17	Delft
400m	54.67	-	Aug 26	Oordegem Flanders Cup, Oordegem

1999

13 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m-short-track	52.09	-	Mar 6	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
400m-short-track	52.09	-	Mar 5	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
400m-short-track	52.05	-	Mar 5	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
200m-short-track	24.29	-	Feb 21	Dutch Ind Championships, The Hague (i)
200m-short-track	24.62	-	Feb 21	Dutch Ind Championships, The Hague (i)
800m-short-track	2:03.80	-	Feb 21	Dutch Ind Championships, The Hague (i)
400m-short-track	52.19	-	Feb 20	Dutch Ind Championships
400m-short-track	54.74	-	Feb 20	Dutch Ind Championships
400m-short-track	52.71	-	Jan 31	The Hague (i)
60m	7.78	-	Jan 31	The Hague (i)
60m	7.69	-	Jan 24	The Hague (i)
200m-short-track	24.24	-	Jan 24	The Hague (i)
50Metres	6.71	-	Jan 24	The Hague (i)

1998

11 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	55.59	-	Sep 6	Breda
400mH	56.03	-	Aug 28	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme
400mH	54.62	-	Aug 21	Budapest European Championships, Népstadion, Budapest
400mH	54.85	-	Aug 19	Budapest European Championships, Népstadion, Budapest
400mH	54.85	-	Aug 18	Budapest European Championships, Népstadion, Budapest
400mH	54.62	-	Aug 18	Budapest European Championships, Népstadion, Budapest
800m	1:59.24	-	Aug 1	Hechtel Night of Athletics, Hechtel
400m	51.46	-	Jul 19	Gateshead BUPA Grand Prix, Gateshead
400m	52.09	-	Jul 12	Dutch Championships, Groningen
400mH	55.17	-	Jul 11	Dutch Championships, Groningen
400m	55.89	-	Jul 11	Dutch Championships, Groningen

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Ester Goossens's 400 m hurdles personal best?

Ester Goossens's 400 m hurdles personal best is 54.62, set on Aug 21, 1998 in Népstadion, Budapest (HUN), #161 on the all-time list.

Which events does Ester Goossens compete in?

Ester Goossens competes in the 400 m hurdles and 800 Metres Short Track.

How did Ester Goossens perform in 2002?

2002 season best: 58.76, set on May 9, 2002 in Vught (NED).