Robertus "Rob" Johannes Druppers (born 29 April 1962) is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who won the silver medal in the 800 m event at the 1983 World Championships. He set a Dutch 800 m record at 1:43.56 in Cologne in 1985, and a 1000 m record of 2:15.23 in his home town Utrecht in the same year. Druppers competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 800 m.[1]
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Rob Druppers in 1983
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Born | (1962-04-29) 29 April 1962 (age 62) Utrecht, the Netherlands |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
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Sport | Middle-distance running |
Club | Hercules, Dordrecht |
Medal record |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 800 m | 1:47.06 |
1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | semi-final (dnf) | 800 m | 1:49.28 (heat) |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 800 m | 1:44.20 | |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 4th | 800 m | 1:45.53 |
1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.12 |
World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 8th | 800 m | 1:48.89 | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | heats | 800 m | 1:50.58 | |
1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 800 m | 1:49.45 |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | quarter-final | 800 m | 1:46.91 | |
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague (Netherlands) | 2nd | 800 m | 1:48.96 |
World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | semi-final | 800 m | 1:49.70 |
DNF = did not finish
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Preceded by | Herman van Leeuwen Cup 1983 1985 |
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Preceded by | Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1983 |
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