400 m (indoor), women

What to remember

Glasgow, March 2, 2024, World Indoor Championships: Femke Bol ran two laps of the 200 m track in 49.17 s, an average of 29.29 km/h, and took the world indoor title over 400 m. At the same championships she also won the 4 × 400 m relay with the Dutch women's team.

The Dutch athlete also excelled in the 400 m hurdles, winning world titles in 2023 and 2025. She won bronze in the hurdles at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Games, and in 2026 she turned to the 800 metres. At the 2022 European Championships she achieved an unprecedented treble: 400 m, 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m.

At the 2024 Olympics in Paris she won gold in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay with the Netherlands. Indoors the 400 m is a two-lap race, whereas outdoors it is a single lap with runners staying in their lanes from start to finish.