Myrte van der Schoot

Myrte van der Schoot ( ; born 16 April 2004) is a Dutch track and field athlete who has competed in sprinting and long jump. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.

Youth and junior career As a teenager, Van der Schoot competed in several different track and field events. She specialised in the 400 m and long jump, winning Dutch U18 and U20 national titles in both. At the 2023 European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, she won a silver medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay where the relay team set a Dutch under-23/under-20 record of 3:33.33 min and a bronze medal in the 400 metres further improving her Dutch under-20 record to 52.85 s.

Senior career At the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals, At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Italy, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals,

At the 2026 European Championships, she was a member of the Netherlands teams which won gold in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay and bronze in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.

Personal bests Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Toruń, Poland 22 March 2026 Teamed with Lieke Klaver, Nina Franke, and Eveline Saalberg. Van der Schoot ran the second leg.

3:10.77 Birmingham, United Kingdom 10 August 2026 Teamed with Jonas Phijffers, Lieke Klaver, and Terrence Agard. Van der Schoot's split time for the anchor leg was 50.9 s.

3:20.14 Toruń, Poland 21 March 2026 Teamed with Keenan Blake, Tony van Diepen, and Eveline Saalberg. Van der Schoot ran the second leg.

Competition results Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

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International competitions

National championships 2018 Dutch U18 Championships Emmeloord 6th 400 m 59.66 2019 Dutch U18 Championships Alphen aan de Rijn 1st 400 m 57.03 2020 Dutch U18 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2nd 400 m 57.15 Dutch Championships Utrecht 7th 400 m 56.72 Dutch U18 Championships Amersfoort 1st 400 m 57.36 2021 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 13th 400 m 57.19 Dutch Championships Breda 10th 400 m 54.66 6th Long jump 5.81 m Dutch U18 Championships Amersfoort 1st Long jump 5.76 m 1st 400 m 55.87 2022 Dutch U20 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 1st Long jump 6.07 m 1st 400 m} 55.15 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 10th 400 m 55.00 7th Long jump 5.84 m Dutch U20 Championships Amsterdam 1st Long jump 6.00 m 1st 400 m 54.37 Dutch Championships Apeldoorn 5th 400 m 54.64 2023 Dutch U20 Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 1st 400 m 54.29 1st Long jump 6.04 m Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 7th 400 m 53.63 3rd Long jump 6.02 m Dutch U20 Championships Bergen op Zoom 1st Long jump 6.04 m 1st 400 m 52.88 Dutch Championships Hengelo 3rd 400 m 52.48 2025 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 3rd 400 m 52.02 Dutch Championships Hengelo 1st 400 m 51.62 2026 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2nd 400 m 51.33 Dutch Championships Hengelo 1st 400 m 51.09