Rutger Koppelaar
Personal information
Born (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993
Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubARV Ilion[1]
Coached byRobbert-Jan Jansen

Rutger Koppelaar (Dutch: [ˈrʏtɣər ˈkɔpəlaːr]; born 1 May 1993) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without qualifying for the final. He qualified for the finals at the Europeans (Münich) in 2022 and got a 4th place with a height of 5.75M.

His personal bests in the event are 5.81 metres outdoors 2022 and 5.75 metres indoors (Apeldoorn 2020).

In 2014 at a meeting in Soest, Germany, Rutger Koppelaar tested positive for Testosterone after 3 significant jaw / wisdom tooth surgerys and was suspended for two years for this. The hospital “lost” the report of what medication was used in the surgery.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  Netherlands
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 20th (q) 4.95 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 19th (q) 5.20 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 31st (q) 5.16 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (q) 5.45 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 13th (q) 5.65 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 5.75 m

References

  1. "Atletiek Unie profile". Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. Rutger Koppelaar at World Athletics


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