Jorinde van Klinken

Jorinde van Klinken (; born 2 February 2000) is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw.

Her personal best of 70.99m is the current (2026) Dutch record in the discus throw. She represented her country in the discus at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without reaching the final. In the same year, she won a gold medal in the shot put at the 2019 European U20 Championships. On 20 May 2021, she qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 65.94m at the Tucson Elite Classic. She also represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Education Van Klinken completed her undergraduate degree from Utrecht University in her home country. After that, she pursued her graduate degree in Global Management at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (ASU) in Phoenix, Arizona, USA where she represented the Sun Devils in both discus and shot put. She completed her college athletics eligibility at the University of Oregon where she graduated as a valedictorian with an accelerated MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Career In May 2021, Van Klinken qualified for the Tokyo Olympics when she threw a personal best of 65.94 during the Tucson Elite Classic held in Tucson, USA.

Personal life Jorinde van Klinken is vegan.

International competitions Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 19.64 m (Birmingham 10 August 2026) Discus throw – 70.99 m (Ramona 11 April 2026) Hammer throw – 58.15 m (Alphen aan den Rijn 29 June 2019) Indoor Shot put – 19.57 m (Albuquerque 11 February 2023)