Eveline Saalberg

 ( 1998 Births ) 

Eveline Saalberg (; born 30 July 1998) is a Dutch sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres.

As part of the Dutch women's and mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team, she won a gold medal at the 2023 World Championships, two silver medals at the world championships (outdoor and indoor), and two gold medals at the European Championships (outdoor and indoor). Individually, she won two gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal at the Dutch championships (outdoor and indoor).

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Early life Eveline Saalberg was born on 30 July 1998 in Arnhem in the Netherlands.

At the age of eight, she started with athletics and became a member of the club GVAC in Veldhoven." ‘Ik weet dat de zenuwen mij helpen’" (in Dutch), Veldhovens Weekblad, 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023. In the youth categories she competed in, she won several medals at Dutch junior championships.

During her student days, Saalberg distinguished herself by becoming a multiple Dutch student champion. She combined all this with a board year as chair of the Student Athletics Association MSAV Uros.

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Senior career

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2019 Saalberg experienced her breakthrough at the 2019 Dutch Athletics Championships in The Hague in July. Completely against expectations, she won the title in the 400 m hurdles there. She broke the minute barrier for the first time with a time of 58.86 s. Afterwards, she stated that on a training holiday in South Tyrol, she could fully focus on the technique of hurdling. In the autumn of 2019, Saalberg joined the training group of athletics coach Laurent Meuwly to train at the National Sports Centre Papendal alongside Eva Hovenkamp and Femke Bol.

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2020 At the Dutch Indoor Championships in February 2020, Saalberg won the bronze medal in the 400 m at 53.65 s. At the Dutch Championships in August, she won the silver medal in the 400 m at 54.16 s.

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2021 In May 2021, Saalberg competed at the World Athletics Relays as a member of the Netherlands team in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay and mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. In the women's relay, she ran in the heats, where the Netherlands finished fourth in the final. In the mixed relay, she ran in the final, where the Netherlands finished eighth.

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2022 At the World Indoor Championships in March 2022, Saalberg competed in the heats and final of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, and the Netherlands won the silver medal.

In July, she competed at the World Championships. In the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, she ran in the heats, and the Netherlands won the silver medal in the final. In the women's 400 metres, she ran 52.59 s in the heats and did not advance to the semi-finals.

In August, she competed at the European Championships. In the women's 400 metres, she ran 51.81 s in the heats to advance to the semi-finals." European Championships Munich 2022 – Women's 400m – Round 1 – Results Summary", European Athletics, 15 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024. She ran 52.45 s in the semifinals and did not advance to the final. In the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, she ran in the final, and the Netherlands won the gold medal." Athletics – Women's 4 x 400m Relay – Final – Results", European Athletics, 21 August 2022. target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Archived 21 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

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2023 At the European Indoor Championships in March 2023, Saalberg ran in the final of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, where the Netherlands won the gold medal.

In August, she competed at the World Championships. She ran in the heats and final of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, where the Netherlands won the gold medal.

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Personal bests Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

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Individual events

Outdoor	100 metres	11.80	Oordegem, Belgium	27 May 2023
	150 metres	18.44	Lisse, Netherlands	18 May 2019
	200 metres	23.39	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	14 August 2021
	300 metres	37.09	Leuven, Belgium	7 August 2021
	400 metres	50.95	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	14 July 2024
	400 metres hurdles	58.86	The Hague, Netherlands	27 July 2019
Indoor	60 metres	7.75	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	28 January 2023
	200 metres short track	24.03	Metz, France	3 February 2024
	400 metres short track	52.54	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	26 February 2022

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Season's bests

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Team events

Outdoor	4 × 400 m relay women	3:20.72	Budapest, Hungary	27 August 2023		Teamed with Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, and Femke Bol." Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final (revised)", World Athletics, 27 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023. Saalberg ran the first leg.
	4 × 400 m relay mixed	3:12.63	Hayward Field, United States	15 July 2022		Teamed with Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, and Tony van Diepen." Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Round 1", World Athletics, 15 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023. Saalberg's split time for the anchor leg was 52.43 seconds.
Indoor	4 × 400 m relay short track women|style="text-align:center;"3:25.66	Istanbul, Turkey	5 March 2023		Third national team of all time. All Time Top List 4x400 Metres Relay women, World Athletics, 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023. Teamed with Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, and Femke Bol." Results Book European Athletics Indoor Championships Istanbul 2023", European Athletics, 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023. Saalberg's split time for the second leg was 52.27 seconds.

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Competition results

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

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International competitions

2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.40
			8th	4 × 400 m mixed	3:21.02
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.57
	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	32nd	400 m	52.59
			2nd	4 × 400 m mixed	3:12.63
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	19th	400 m	52.45
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.66
	European Games	Chorzów, Poland	8th	4 × 400 m mixed	3:20.40
	European Team Championships First Division
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.72
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.70
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	8th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.99
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	6th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.03
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	18th (h)	400 m	52.93
			1st	4 × 400 m mixed	3:15.63

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National championships

2013	Dutch U18 Championships	Eindhoven	6th in semifinal	100 m	12.88
			5th in heats	200 m	26.25
2014	Dutch U18 Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	2nd	400 m	58.10
2015	Dutch U18 Championships	Breda	7th in semifinal	400 m	60.62
2017	Dutch U20/U18 Championships, U20 Events	Vught	3rd	200 m	24.92
	Dutch Championships	Utrecht	3rd in semifinal	200 m	25.17
2018	Dutch Championships	Utrecht	3rd in semifinal	200 m	24.88
2019	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	5th	200 m	24.91
	Dutch Championships	The Hague	1st	400 m hurdles	58.86
2020	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	3rd	400 m	53.65
	Dutch Championships	Utrecht	2nd	400 m	54.16
2021	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	4th	400 m	53.79
	Dutch Championships	Breda	7th	400 m	53.91
2022	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	4th	400 m	52.69
	Dutch Championships	Apeldoorn	6th	200 m	23.76
2023	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	5th	400 m	53.20
	Dutch Championships	Breda	1st	400 m	52.20
2024	Dutch Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn	4th	400 m	53.51
	Dutch Championships	Hengelo	2nd	400 m	52.46

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Notes

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External links

• Eveline Saalberg at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Eveline Saalberg at Atletiek.nl

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