Nadine Broersen (; born 29 April 1990) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete, specializing in the heptathlon and high jump. She was the 2014 World Indoor pentathlon champion. Broersen competes for the track and field club AV Sprint in Breda.
Early career Broersen is a member of the Dutch national combined events squad and trains at the Olympic Training centre in Papendal in the Netherlands since 2009. Because she was good in three essential events – 100 metres hurdles, high jump and the javelin throw – she was advised to specialize in the heptathlon,After world indoor gold, Broersen is now focused on bigger challenges, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 28 May 2014 despite her fear for the 800 metres.Broersen follows in famous Dutch footsteps, bridging a 25-year gap, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 8 March 2014
After decent results at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships, and an 8th place at the prestigious Hypo-Meeting in Götzis (Austria) in 2012, Broersen was selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the women's heptathlon event, where she finished 13th with a personal best score of 6319 points.
At the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg (Sweden) she was on course for a medal in the pentathlon, but was disqualified for a lane violation in the final event, the 800m. However, she finished 2nd at the Hypo-Meeting behind Brianne Theisen from Canada.Canada's Warner and Theisen triumph in Gotzis, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 26 May 2013 At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow (Russia) she competed in the women's heptathlon, but did not start well, falling over the last hurdle in the 100 m hurdles. In the later disciplines however, she continued very strong and finished 10th, with her teammate Dafne Schippers finishing 3rd. Had she not fallen at the hurdles, she probably would have finished on the podium.
2014 World Indoor Champion
On March 7, 2014, Broersen won gold at the World Indoor championships in Sopot (Poland) in the indoor pentathlon, improving the national record of Karin Ruckstuhl with a score of 4830 points. On the way to that result she also improved the national indoor record in the high jump, with a height of 1.93m. That year she finished 4th at Götzis, scoring 6536 points, which would have been a Dutch record, had Schippers not finished nine points ahead.Hardee back on top, Johnson-Thompson breaks through in Gotzis, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 1 June 2014
She set her personal best at 6539 points, winning the heptathlon in Toruń (Poland) in July 2014, just six points short of the national record set in March earlier that year by Schippers at Götzis.Double Dutch win for Broersen and Sintnicolaas in Torun, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 7 July 2014 Later that year she won silver at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich (Switzerland) in the heptathlon behind France's Antoinette Nana Djimou,Krauchanka and Nana Djimou win European combined events titles, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 15 August 2014 breaking the outdoor national record in the high jump with 1.94m. That year she won the 2014 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.Freimuth and Broersen confirmed winners of the 2014 IAAF Combined Events Challenge, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 3 October 2014
The next year, starting as one of the favourites at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships, she had to give up due to an injured ankle incurred at the Dutch national indoor championships. Geblesseerde Broersen moet strijd staken, NOS News, 3 March 2015 Nevertheless, outdoor she finished 3rd in Gotzis Brons voor meerkampster Broersen in Götzis, NOS News, 31 May 2015 and 4th at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics hepthatlon in Beijing (China).Report: women's heptathlon 800m – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 23 August 2015 Before the final 800 m event, she had been in 2nd place overall after a good javelin throw.Report: women's heptathlon javelin – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 23 August 2015
In 2016, everything was focused on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Broersen wil een record én een medaille in Rio, NOS News, 12 February 2016 At the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam in her home country, Broersen, who moved from ninth on the first day to fourth after winning the long jump and coming third in the javelin, but was unable to run the final 800 metres event due to an illness.Vetter betters Schippers with third Dutch gold of the Championships, European Athletics, 9 July 2016 Broersen meldt zich af voor 800 meter, NOS News, 9 July 2016 Her teammate Anouk Vetter won the heptathlon event with a new national record of 6626 points.Vetter claims European heptathlon title with Dutch record, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 9 July 2016 At the 2016 Summer Olympics she finished in a disappointing 13th place. Nevertheless, she made up the 2016 season by winning the heptathlon at the Décastar in Talence (France).Kasyanov and Broersen prevail in Talence thrillers, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 18 September 2016
Injuries and comeback The 2017 season started with a 5th place at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships pentathlon, but she had to abandon at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, sparing her ankle. Nadine Broersen geeft op in Götzis, NOS News, 27 May 2017 At the World Championships heptathlon in London she had to abandon the event due to a hamstring injury, incurred at the long jump event. Nadine Broersen staakt zevenkamp op WK atletiek: 'Uithuilen en weer doorgaan', Omroep Brabant, 6 August 2017 In Talence that year she failed to record a legal leap in the long jump and subsequently dropped out; the third incomplete heptathlon of the season.Warner and Vetter prevail in Talence, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 17 September 2017
In 2018 she could barely compete after she had torn the back cruciate ligament from her knee in November 2017 and a long rehabilitation followed. Balende Nadine Broersen zegt 'met pijn in het hart' af voor EK atletiek, Omroep Brabant, 31 July 2018 The 2019 season was the year of a comeback, despite an hamstring injury at national indoor pentathlon championship in February. Nadine Broersen haakt weer geblesseerd af, maar blijft hoop houden op meerkampglorie, De Volkskrant, 3 February 2019 At the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis she finished 7th, and a month late she finished third at the Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen.Olympic standard for Kazmirek and Austrian record for Preiner in Ratingen, International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF, 30 June 2019 At the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha she finished sixth. Broersen sluit zevenkamp af met knappe zesde plek, Oosterwegel zevende, Algemeen Dagblad, 3 October 2019
Competition record 2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia5thHeptathlon5456 pts2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic9thHeptathlon5740 pts2012Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria8thHeptathlon6298 ptsOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom13thHeptathlon6319 pts2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12thPentathlon3707 ptsHypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria2ndHeptathlon6345 ptsWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia10thHeptathlon6224 pts2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland1stPentathlon4830 ptsHypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria4thHeptathlon6536 ptsEuropean Cup Combined Events Super LeagueToruń, Poland1stHeptathlon6539 pts (PB)European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland2ndHeptathlon6498 pts2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic– PentathlonDNFHypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria3rdHeptathlon6531 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China4thHeptathlon6491 pts2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands−HeptathlonDNFOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13thHeptathlon6300 ptsDécastarTalence, France1stHeptathlon6377 pts2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia5thPentathlon4582 ptsWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom–HeptathlonDNF2019Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria7thHeptathlon6297 ptsMehrkampf-MeetingRatingen, Germany3rdHeptathlon6232 ptsWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6thHeptathlon6392 pts2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland10thPentathlon3556 ptsOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan –HeptathlonDNF
Personal bests Outdoor Event Result Wind (m/s) Venue Date 100 m hurdles13.39 s0,0 Götzis, Austria31 May 2014 High jump1.94 m Zurich, Switzerland14 August 2014 Shot put15.14 m Leiden, Netherlands17 June 2017 200 metres24.57 s+1,9 Götzis, Austria31 May 2014 Long jump6.39 m0.0 Breda, Netherlands28 June 2014 Javelin throw54.97 m Götzis, Austria27 May 2012 800 metres2:11.11 m:s Götzis, Austria1 June 2014 Heptathlon 6539 pts Toruń, Poland7 July 2014
Indoor Event Result Venue Date60 m hurdles8.31 sPrague, Czech Republic6 March 2015High jump1.93 mSopot, Poland7 March 2014Shot put14.93 mSheffield, United Kingdom26 January 2014Long jump6.24 mApeldoorn, Netherlands25 January 2015800 metres2:14.97 m:sSopot, Poland7 March 2014Pentathlon4830 pts (NR)Sopot, Poland7 March 2014
References
External links
Nadine Broersen at Atletiek.nl (archived)