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Nina Hespel

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Birth dateJul 30, 2001

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Nina Hespel is a Belgium sprinter, born on July 30, 2001. She competes primarily in the 200m, 400m and 800m.

Her personal bests include 24.03 in the 200m, 53.56 in the 400m, 2:34.47 in the 800m, 56.08 in the 400mH and 3:37.47 in the 4x400m. She has earned 3 gold medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Belgium.

Key facts

400 m hurdles

56.08

#519 all-time

400 Metres Short Track

53.80

2026 season best

56.55

Jun 28, 2026 · Stade d'Athletisme Pierre Voillequin, Troyes (FRA)

2026 season best

Last competition

Belgian Championships, Atletiekarena Gaston Roelants, Kessel-Lo

Jul 25, 2026 · 58.41

Belgian Championships, Atletiekarena Gaston Roelants, Kessel-Lo

Age

25 years old

As of Oct 2, 2026: 400 m hurdles 56.08 (#519 all-time), 400 Metres Short Track 53.80, 2026 season best 56.55 (Jun 28, 2026, Stade d'Athletisme Pierre Voillequin, Troyes (FRA)) · Last competition: Belgian Championships, Atletiekarena Gaston Roelants, Kessel-Lo, Jul 25, 2026, 58.41 · 25 years old

Personal bests

200m

24.03

400m

53.56

800mi

2:34.47

400mH

56.08

#519 all-time

4x400m

3:37.47

1.77

HJi

1.77

5.31

800m-short-track

2:34.47

800m-short-tracki

2:34.47

4x400Metre

3:23.65

400m-short-track

53.80

400m-short-tracki

53.80

200m-short-tracki

24.39

300m

37.83

60MetresHu

8.70

60MetresHui

8.70

Pentathloni

3644

Pentathlon

3644

ShotPut(3k

10.81

ShotPut(3ki

10.81

100MetresH

14.42

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	200m	24.03	+0.8	Jun 6, 2026	↑	Flanders Cup VS
2026	400m	53.56	-	May 30, 2026	↑	Flanders Cup AVLL
2026	400mH	56.55	-	Jun 28, 2026	↑	Meeting International Troyes Aube
2026	4x400Metre	3:23.65	-	May 17, 2026	↑	Super League Interclub M+V
2024	400m	55.07	-	Mar 27, 2024	↑	ASA Athletics Grand Prix 3 / Continental Tour Challenger, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
2024	400mH	56.85	-	Jun 22, 2024	↑	Atleticageneve - EAP, Centre sportif Bout-du-Monde, Genève
2023	200m	24.22	+1.2	May 18, 2023	↑	ALLIANZ Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Alle Categorieën, Blaarmeersen, Gent
2023	200m-short-tracki	24.39	-	Feb 24, 2023	-	Belgisch Studenten Kampioenschap, Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Gent (i)
2023	300m	37.83	-	Aug 5, 2023	↑	Flanders Cup DCLA/Polsstokgala - Meeting voor Mon, AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven
2023	400m	54.49	-	Jun 27, 2023	↑	VS FE-Throwing cup en open meeting
2023	400m-short-tracki	55.19	-	Feb 4, 2023	↑	IFAM Gent Indoor, Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Gent (i)
2023	400mH	56.14	-	Jun 25, 2023	↑	Internationales LAZ Meeting/Rhede, Besagroup-Sportpark, Rhede
2023	4x400Metre	3:26.24	-	May 7, 2023	↑	Interclubs mixtes TC \| Super League
2023	4x400m	3:38.79	-	Sep 17, 2023	↓	Belgian Relays Championships
2022	300m	38.26	-	Aug 28, 2022	↑	Atletiek Belgica Edegem Sport, Edegem (BEL)
2022	400mi	53.80	-	Mar 12, 2022	↑	Complexe Sportif de Blocry, Louvain-La-Neuve (BEL) (i)
2022	400m-short-tracki	53.80	-	Mar 12, 2022	↑	Complexe Sportif de Blocry, Louvain-La-Neuve (BEL) (i)
2022	400m-short-track	53.80	-	Mar 12, 2022	↑	-
2022	400m	53.91	-	Jun 4, 2022	↑	FC Putbos Memorial Buyle
2022	400mH	56.08	-	Jun 26, 2022	↑	Belgian Championships, Atletiekstadium Gentbrugge, Gentbrugge
2022	4x400m	3:41.07	-	May 28, 2022	↓	IFAM Oordegem, Putbosstadion, Oordegem
2021	200m	24.17	+1.4	Aug 29, 2021	↑	Atletiekpiste Lebbeke, Lebbeke (BEL)
2021	400m	55.04	-	May 29, 2021	↑	IFAM Meeting
2021	400mH	58.18	-	Jul 8, 2021	↑	European Athletics U23 Championships, Kadrioru staadion, Tallinn
2021	4x400m	3:37.47	-	Jul 11, 2021	↓	European Athletics U23 Championships, Kadrioru staadion, Tallinn
2019	200m	25.72	+1.0	May 12, 2019	↑	Kessel-Lo (BEL)
2019	400mH	1:00.34	-	Jun 1, 2019	↑	Oordegem (BEL)
2019	400m-short-tracki	60.53	-	Mar 9, 2019	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2019	400m-short-track	60.53	-	Mar 9, 2019	↑	-
2019	400mi	60.53	-	Mar 9, 2019	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2018	60MetresHui	8.72	-	Mar 4, 2018	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2018	60MetresHu	8.72	-	Mar 4, 2018	↑	-
2018	200m	26.33	-2.3	Apr 28, 2018	↑	Kessel-Lo (BEL)
2018	400m-short-track	58.87	-	Mar 4, 2018	↑	-
2018	400m-short-tracki	58.87	-	Mar 4, 2018	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2018	400mi	58.87	-	Mar 4, 2018	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2017	HJ	1.71	-	May 20, 2017	↑	Heusden-Zolder (BEL)
2017	LJ	5.31	-0.2	May 27, 2017	↓	Oordegem (BEL)
2017	60MetresHui	8.70	-	Jan 22, 2017	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2017	60MetresHu	8.70	-	Jan 22, 2017	↑	-
2017	ShotPut(3k	10.81	-	Feb 5, 2017	→	-
2017	ShotPut(3ki	10.81	-	Feb 5, 2017	→	Gent (BEL) (i)
2017	100MetresH	14.42	+0.7	May 1, 2017	-	Oordegem (BEL)
2017	200m	26.86	+2.1	Aug 19, 2017	↑	Deinze (BEL)
2017	400mH	1:07.29	-	Aug 15, 2017	↑	Brugge (BEL)
2017	800mi	2:34.47	-	Feb 5, 2017	-	Gent (BEL) (i)
2017	800m-short-track	2:34.47	-	Feb 5, 2017	→	-
2017	800m-short-tracki	2:34.47	-	Feb 5, 2017	→	Gent (BEL) (i)
2017	Pentathloni	3644	-	Feb 5, 2017	→	Gent (BEL) (i)
2017	Pentathlon	3644	-	Feb 5, 2017	→	-
2016	HJi	1.77	-	Jan 24, 2016	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2016	HJ	1.77	-	Jan 24, 2016	↑	-
2016	60MetresHui	8.98	-	Dec 26, 2016	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2016	60MetresHu	8.98	-	Dec 26, 2016	↑	-
2015	HJ	1.74	-	Aug 15, 2015	↑	Lier (BEL)
2015	LJ	5.05	+0.9	Aug 8, 2015	↓	Gent (BEL)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	58.41	-	Jul 25	Belgian Championships, Atletiekarena Gaston Roelants, Kessel-Lo
400mH	57.08	-	Jul 7	Míting Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona
400mH	56.55	-	Jun 28	Meeting International Troyes Aube
400mH	56.80	-	Jun 6	Flanders Cup VS
200m	24.03	+0.8	Jun 6	Flanders Cup VS
400m	53.56	-	May 30	Flanders Cup AVLL
800m	DNF	-	May 30	Flanders Cup AVLL
400mH	56.56	-	May 24	IFAM Outdoor
400mH	56.56	-	May 23	IFAM Outdoor
4x400Metre	3:23.65	-	May 17	Super League Interclub M+V
400mH	57.60	-	May 17	Super League Interclub M+V
4x400Metrei	3:45.98	-	Feb 21	Belgian Relays Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	DNF	-	Aug 16	Meeting voor Mon, AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	57.05	-	Jun 30	Belgian Championships
400mH	57.85	-	Jun 29	Belgian Championships
400mH	57.05	-	Jun 29	Belgian Championships
400mH	56.85	-	Jun 22	Atleticageneve - EAP, Centre sportif Bout-du-Monde, Genève
400mH	57.88	-	Jun 16	Meeting International EAP de Nivelles, Stade du Parc de la Dodaine, Nivelles
400mH	57.34	-	Jun 15	Night of Athletics, Stadion De Veen, Heusden-Zolder
400mH	57.47	-	Jun 1	Meeting de Limoges, Stade de Beaublanc, Limoges
400mH	57.54	-	May 26	IFAM Outdoor, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles
400mH	58.57	-	May 1	Championnats de Belgique Universitaire, Centre Adeps de Jambes, Namur
400m	55.07	-	Mar 27	ASA Athletics Grand Prix 3 / Continental Tour Challenger, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x400m	3:38.79	-	Sep 17	Belgian Relays Championships
200m	24.54	-1.2	Sep 10	Belgian U23 Championships, Piste Olympique Adeps de Jambes, Jambes
200m	24.30	+0.1	Sep 9	Athletics Classic Meeting Dein, Atletiekstadion De Brielmeersen, Deinze
400mH	1:00.46	-	Aug 27	Brussels Grand Prix, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles
800m	DNF	-	Aug 12	BMW Louyet Meeting, Provincial domain Huizingen, Huizingen
400mH	56.23	-	Aug 12	BMW Louyet Meeting, Provincial domain Huizingen, Huizingen
400mH	57.41	-	Aug 8	Tampere Motonet GP meeting, Ratinan Stadion, Tampere
300m	37.83	-	Aug 5	Flanders Cup DCLA/Polsstokgala - Meeting voor Mon, AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven
400mH	57.44	-	Jul 30	Belgian Championships, Sport Vlaanderen Brugge Julien Saelens, Brugge
400mH	58.18	-	Jul 29	Belgian Championships, Sport Vlaanderen Brugge Julien Saelens, Brugge
400mH	57.44	-	Jul 29	Belgian Championships, Sport Vlaanderen Brugge Julien Saelens, Brugge
400mH	56.25	-	Jul 16	European Athletics U23 Championships, Leppävaaran Stadion, Espoo
400mH	56.57	-	Jul 15	European Athletics U23 Championships, Leppävaaran Stadion, Espoo
400mH	58.66	-	Jul 14	European Athletics U23 Championships, Leppävaaran Stadion, Espoo
400mH	56.25	-	Jul 13	European Athletics U23 Championships, Leppävaaran Stadion, Espoo
400mH	56.57	-	Jul 13	European Athletics U23 Championships, Leppävaaran Stadion, Espoo
400mH	58.66	-	Jul 13	European Athletics U23 Championships, Leppävaaran Stadion, Espoo
400m	54.49	-	Jun 27	VS FE-Throwing cup en open meeting
400mH	56.14	-	Jun 25	Internationales LAZ Meeting/Rhede, Besagroup-Sportpark, Rhede
400mH	57.03	-	Jun 10	Atletica Geneve - EAP, Centre sportif Bout-du-Monde, Genève
400m	55.57	-	Jun 2	Avondmeeting
400mH	56.62	-	May 27	IFAM Oordegem, Putbosstadion, Oordegem - National Events
200m	24.41	+2.3	May 18	ALLIANZ Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Alle Categorieën, Blaarmeersen, Gent
200m	24.22	+1.2	May 18	ALLIANZ Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Alle Categorieën, Blaarmeersen, Gent
4x400Metre	3:26.24	-	May 7	Interclubs mixtes TC \| Super League
400mH	58.81	-	May 7	Interclubs mixtes TC \| Super League
400m-short-tracki	55.25	-	Mar 5	Belgian U23 Indoor Championships, Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Gent (i)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Nina Hespel's 400 m hurdles personal best?

Nina Hespel's 400 m hurdles personal best is 56.08, set on Jun 26, 2022 in Atletiekstadium Gentbrugge, Gentbrugge (BEL), #519 on the all-time list.

Which events does Nina Hespel compete in?

Nina Hespel competes in the 400 m hurdles and 400 Metres Short Track.

How did Nina Hespel perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 56.55, set on Jun 28, 2026 in Stade d'Athletisme Pierre Voillequin, Troyes (FRA). Last competition: Belgian Championships, Atletiekarena Gaston Roelants, Kessel-Lo on Jul 25, 2026, 58.41.

Nina Hespel

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

Honours

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