Rutger Koppelaar

Rutger Koppelaar
	Koppelaar at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Born	1 May 1993 (age 31); Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	ARV Ilion
Coached by	Robbert-Jan Jansen

Rutger Koppelaar (Dutch: [ˈrʏtɣər ˈkɔpəlaːr]; born 1 May 1993) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the pole vault.^[2] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without qualifying for the final. He qualified for the finals at the Europeans (Münich) in 2022 and got a 4th place with a height of 5.75M.

His personal bests in the event are 5.81 metres outdoors 2022 and 5.75 metres indoors (Apeldoorn 2020).

In 2014 at a meeting in Soest, Germany, Rutger Koppelaar tested positive for Testosterone after 3 significant jaw / wisdom tooth surgerys and was suspended for two years for this. The hospital “lost” the report of what medication was used in the surgery. [1]

International competitions[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the Netherlands
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	20th (q)	4.95 m
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	19th (q)	5.20 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	31st (q)	5.16 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	23rd (q)	5.45 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	13th (q)	5.65 m
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	5.75 m

References[edit]

^ "Atletiek Unie profile". Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ Rutger Koppelaar at World Athletics

External links[edit]

Official site

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[1] "Atletiek Unie profile". Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[2] Rutger Koppelaar at World Athletics

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