Miguel Janssen (born 5 September 1970 in Oranjestad) is a retired Dutch-Aruban athlete who competed in sprinting events. He represented Aruba at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and three indoor World Championships. He later switched allegiance to the Netherlands on 2 August 1998 but did not represent that country at any major competition. Janssen still holds Aruban records on several distances. In addition, he is a former Dutch record holder in the 60 metres indoors and 200 metres outdoors.
His father Harry Janssen was a Dutch middle-distance runner and president of the Aruba Athletic Federation while his mother Ciska Janssen was a Dutch long jumper.
Competition record Representing 1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada35th (h)60 m6.97World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany37th (h)100 m10.6249th (h)200 m21.511994South American GamesValencia, Venezuela8th100 m10.647th200 m21.61995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain23rd (sf)60 m6.8321st (h)200 m21.90World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden65th (h)100 m10.7356th (h)200 m21.311996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States71st (h)200 m21.721997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France41st (h)60 m6.87World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece56th (h)100 m10.47
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.37 (+0.9 m/s) (Apeldoorn 1999) 200 metres – 20.59 (Assen 1994) 400 metres – 48.31 (Groningen 1995) Indoor 60 metres – 6.63 (The Hague 1998) 200 metres – 21.14 (Ghent 1998)
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