Femke Bol

About Femke Bol

Femke Bol (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə bɔl] ⓘ; born 23 February 2000) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting, middle-distance running, and hurdling. Up to 2025, she specialized in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2023 and 2025 World Champion, and in the 400 metres, where she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion and the short track world record holder. Since 2026, she specializes in the 800 metres. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2023 World Champion and the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team and the 2024 Olympic Champion with the Dutch mixed team.

Bol holds the world record in the 400 metres short track with a time of 49.17 seconds set on 2 March 2024; the European record in the 400 metres hurdles with a time of 50.95 seconds set on 14 July 2024, making her the second-fastest woman of all time in the event; the European record in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay with a time of 3:07.43 minutes set on 3 August 2024; and six Dutch records in individual events and relays. She also has world-best performances in the 300 metres hurdles and 500 metres short track, and previously had a world best performance in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay short track.

She is a four-time medalist (one gold) at the Olympic Games, an eleven-time medalist (five gold) at the World Championships (outdoor and indoor), a silver medalist at the World Relays, five-time champion in the Diamond League, a twelve-time medalist (eleven gold) at the European Championships (outdoor and indoor), a gold medalist at the European Games, and an eleven-time medalist (five gold) at the Dutch Championships (outdoor and indoor).

Bol's highest World Athletics Rankings were No. 1 in the 400 metres hurdles in 2021–2026, No. 3 in the 400 metres in 2023 and 2024, and No. 2 of women overall in 2023 and 2024. She was European Athletics Rising Star of the Year in 2021 and European Athlete of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2025.