Britt Weerman

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Britt Weerman
Photo of Britt Weerman looking up
Personal information
Born (2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 (age 21)
Assen, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Club Groningen Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 1.95 m (6 ft 4​3⁄4 in) NR (2022)
  • Indoors
  • 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) NR (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Istanbul High jump
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cali High jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn High jump

Britt Weerman (nl; born 13 June 2003)[2] is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.

She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships. Weerman was the 2021 European Under-20 champion and finished second at the World U20 Championships a year later. She is the Dutch record holder for the high jump both outdoors and indoors,[3] and won seven national titles.

Early life and background

Britt Weerman was born on 13 June 2003 in Assen, Netherlands. Initially, she trained in gymnastics from the age of six to thirteen when cartilage damage in her elbow joint forced her to stop. As of 2022, she studied commercial economics at the Johan Cruyff Academy.[4][5]

Youth and junior career

In 2020, at age 16/17, Weerman won Dutch under-18 titles in the high jump both indoors and outdoors and also claimed her first national senior titles, both indoors and outdoors.[2]

The following year, she earned the gold medal at the European U20 Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia with a jump of 1.88 m.[6]

In July 2022, the 19-year-old set a Dutch national record of 1.95 m at a meeting in Ninove, Belgium, improving her personal best by 7 centimeters and beating Nadine Broersen' previous record by 1 centimetre.[7][8] In August, she won silver at the World U20 Championships staged in Cali, Colombia, clearing 1.93 m to finish second behind Karmen Bruus and ahead of Angelina Topić.[9] The same month, she placed fourth with the same result at the European Championships Munich 2022, this time behind Topić who also jumped 1.93 m securing the bronze medal on countback.[2]

Senior career

File:Britt Weerman at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.jpg
Weerman at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul

On 3 February 2023, Weerman broke by 3 centimeters Broersen's Dutch indoor record with a clearance of 1.96 m in Weinheim, Germany, her outright best.[3] She equalled this achievement at the European Indoor Championships held in March in Istanbul to take the silver medal behind Yaroslava Mahuchikh. It was the first medal for Dutch high jumper in almost fifty years, after Annemieke Bouma's bronze in 1975.[10]

Personal bests

Competition results

All information from World Athletics profile.[2]

International competitions

Representing  Netherlands
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2021 European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st High jump 1.88 m =NU23R
2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd High jump 1.93 m NU20R
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th High jump 1.93 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd High jump 1.96 m =NR

National titles

References

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External links

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