Femke Bol
NetherlandsActive- Born
- Feb 23, 2000 (26 years old)
- Birthplace
- Amersfoort, Netherlands
- Events
- 400 m hurdles · 400 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.84 m
- Club
- AV Altis
Femke Bol is a Dutch track and field athlete, born on February 23, 2000, in Amersfoort, Netherlands. She competes in hurdling and sprinting, having specialized in the 400 metres hurdles through 2025. She is a two-time World Champion in the 400 metres hurdles (2023 and 2025), the 2024 World Indoor Champion in the 400 metres, and an Olympic champion with the Dutch mixed relay team at the 2024 Games.
Bol holds the world record in the 400 metres short track (49.17 seconds), the European record in the 400 metres hurdles (50.95 seconds, the second-fastest time ever), and the European record in the mixed 4x400 metres relay (3:07.43). She has amassed four Olympic medals, eleven World Championship medals across outdoor and indoor competition, and twelve European Championship medals. She was ranked world No. 1 in the 400 metres hurdles from 2021 to 2025 and was named European Athlete of the Year in 2022, 2023, and 2025.
In October 2025, Bol announced her intention to shift her focus to the 800 metres starting in 2026, opening an exciting new chapter in her career.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 400 m hurdles 50.95 (#2 all-time), 400 Metres Short Track 50.96, 2026 season best 1:54.71 (Aug 26, 2026, Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA)) · Last competition: World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Sep 11, 2026, 1:56.74 · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze · World Championships: 3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze · World record (400 Metres Short Track) · 26 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| World Championships | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 800m | 1:54.71 | – | Aug 26, 2026 | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 2026 | 800m-short-track Indoor | 1:59.07 | – | Feb 8, 2026 | Meeting Metz Moselle Athlélor Crédit Mutuel |
| 2025 | 200m | 22.84 | +0.9 | Aug 3, 2025 | Dutch Championships |
| 2025 | 400m | 49.48 | – | Jun 27, 2025 | European Athletics Team Championships First Division |
| 2025 | 400mH | 51.54 | – | Sep 19, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2025 | 4x400Metre | 3:09.96 | – | Sep 13, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2025 | 4x400m | 3:20.18 | – | Sep 21, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2024 | 100m | 11.47 | -0.3 | Apr 28, 2024 | Competition Curacao |