Lieke Klaver
NetherlandsActive- Born
- Aug 20, 1998 (28 years old)
- Birthplace
- Velsen, Netherlands
- Events
- 400 Metres Short Track · 200 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.82 m
Lieke Klaver (pronounced ; born 20 August 1998) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting.
She specializes in the 200 metres 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. Klaver represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She won silver medals in the 400 metres short track at the 2024 World Indoor Championships and at the 2023 European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2024 European Championships. She also took four national titles (outdoor and indoor).
She has won eleven major medals as part of the Dutch 4 × 400 m relay teams, either women's or mixed, including silver for the mixed relays at the 2022 World Championships and the 2024 World Athletics Relays and gold for the women's relays at the 2023 World Championships and 2024 World Indoor Championships.
As of Oct 30, 2026: 400 Metres Short Track 51.48, 200 Metres Short Track 23.17, 2026 season best 51.00 (Feb 3, 2026, Atletická hala, Ostrava (CZE) (i)) · Last competition: ATHLOS London, Sep 18, 2026, 49.66 · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver · World Championships: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze · Area record (4x400 Metres Relay Short Track) · 28 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| World Championships | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 400m | 49.58 | – | Jul 10, 2026 | Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS |
| 2026 | 400m-short-track Indoor | 51.00 | – | Feb 3, 2026 | Czech Indoor Gala |
| 2026 | 4x400m | 3:23.12 | – | May 3, 2026 | World Athletics Relays |
| 2026 | 4x400Metre Indoor | 3:26.00 | – | Mar 22, 2026 | World Athletics Indoor Championships |
| 2025 | 200m | 22.59 | +0.8 | Jun 29, 2025 | European Athletics Team Championships First Division |
| 2025 | 200m-short-track Indoor | 23.10 | – | Feb 8, 2025 | Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor |
| 2025 | 300m | 36.49 | – | May 25, 2025 | IFAM Outdoor, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles |
| 2025 | 4x100m | 42.02 | – | Jun 28, 2025 | European Athletics Team Championships First Division |