Miguel van Assen

Miguel Uriel van Assen (born 30 July 1997) is a Surinamese athlete specializing in the triple jump.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 South American Championships. In addition, he won multiple medals in age-group competitions, including the gold at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games.[3]

Miguel van Assen
Personal information
Born (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump

His personal best in the event is 16.94 metres set in Asunción in 2017.[4] This is the current national record.

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Suriname
2012 CARIFTA Games (U17) Hamilton, Bermuda 6th High jump 1.85 m
2nd1 Triple jump 14.57 m
2013 CARIFTA Games (U17) Nassau, Bahamas 1st High jump 2.03 m
1st Triple jump 15.19 m
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 5th (q) Triple jump 15.48 m2
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 10th Long jump 7.20 m
4th Triple jump 15.54 m
CARIFTA Games (U20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 3rd Long jump 7.12 m
1st Triple jump 16.33 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U18)		 Morelia, Mexico 1st Triple jump 16.01 m
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 11th Triple jump 15.51 m
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 1st Triple jump 16.15 m
2015 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st Triple jump 16.24 m
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th Triple jump 16.25 m
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 1st Long jump 7.66 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th Triple jump 15.75 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd Long jump 7.63 m
3rd Triple jump 16.64 m
South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st Triple jump 16.94 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (q) Triple jump 16.38 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Triple jump 16.81 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 3rd Triple jump 16.96 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd Triple jump 16.11 m
2020 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 8th Long jump 7.25 m

1Out of competition performance
2No mark in the final

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References
  1. "2018 South American Games bio". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. Miguel van Assen at World Athletics
  3. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. All-Athletics profile


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