Femke Pluim
Femke Pluim in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994
Gouda, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
ClubAAV'36
Coached byAlex van Zutphen, Robbert-Jan Jansen

Femke Pluim (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə plœym]; born 10 May 1994) is a Dutch athlete whose specialty is pole vaulting.[1] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, without qualifying for the final. In addition she won the silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships.

Pluim started off as a gymnast before turning to athletics in 2011, first doing the sprints and only later the pole vault. Her personal bests in the event are 4.55 metres outdoors (Amsterdam 2015) and 4.47 metres indoors (Apeldoorn 2015).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  Netherlands
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 2nd 4.25 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 16th (q) 4.30 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th 4.25 m
World Championships Beijing, China 21st (q) 4.30 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 6th 4.45 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29th (q) 4.15 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 25th (q) 4.20 m

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