Pauline Hondema

Biography

She won the Dutch national title for the first time in Apeldoorn in June 2022.

2023 In February 2023, she won the Dutch national indoor title in Apeldoorn.

In June 2023, she represented the Netherlands sat the 2023 European Games in Silesia. In July 2023, she set a new personal best of 6.76 metres competing in Kortrijk, Belgium. That month, she retained her Dutch national title in Breda.

She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, missing the final by four centimetres.

2024 In February 2024, she won the Dutch indoor title.

In June 2024, she competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. That month, she won her third consecutive Dutch national title.

She competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

2025 On 9 February 2025, she improved the 38-year-old Dutch indoor record with a jump of 6.65 m, further improved to 6.70 m less than a week later. Later that month she won the Dutch indoor national title. She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. In qualifying for the final she jumped a Dutch indoor record of 6.70 metres.

In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing seventh overall.

2026 Hondema jumped 6.63 metres to win the long jump title at the 2026 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn. In August 2026, she competed for the Netherlands at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, and placed 11th in the long jump final with a best of 6.47 meters.

Personal bests Information from Hondema's World Athletics profile. (Wind: +1.7 m/s)

Berlin, Germany 14 February 2025

Apeldoorn, Netherlands 7 March 2025

Competition results Information from Hondema's World Athletics profile.

International championships

Circuit wins Hondema won the long jump at the following circuit meetings:

World Athletics Continental Tour 2023 (3): Oordegem IFAM (6.53 m), Kortrijk Guldensporenmeeting (6.76 m ), Banská Bystrica P-T-S meeting (6.42 m) 2024 (2): Kortrijk (6.69 m), Tampere Motonet GP (6.47 m) 2025 (2): Geneva Atleticageneve (6.69 m), Kortrijk (6.91 m ) World Athletics Indoor Tour 2023 (1): Ghent IFAM Indoor (6.57 m ) 2024 (1): Amiens Meeting 3 Sauts (6.41 m ) 2025 (2): Amiens (6.58 m ), Düsseldorf ISTAF Indoor (6.65 m )

National championships