Netherlands
2018
Eight medals in Berlin, seven of them in women's events — and the Asics kit that matches them piece for piece.
The Netherlands won eight medals at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin — one gold, three silver and four bronze — and seven of the eight came in women's events.
This is that season through Berlin: Sifan Hassan's 5000m title, Dafne Schippers' three medals, two national records that have since been beaten, and the Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 kit.
Part of our Season Series — one year at a time. The full national story is in The History of Athletics in the Netherlands. Jump to the 2018 kit or browse the collection.
- Championship
- European Championships, Berlin, 7–12 August 2018
- Medals
- 8 — 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze
- Gender split
- 7 of 8 won in women's events
- European title
- Sifan Hassan, 5000m, 14:46.12 championship record
- Most medals
- Dafne Schippers — 3 (200m, 100m, 4×100m). Now retired
- Records then
- de Witte 400m 50.77 · men's 4×100m 38.03 — both since beaten
- Kit maker
- Asics — unusual in our archive, mostly Nike and adidas
- Kit
- Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 — 11 pieces, all women's
The 2018 season in short
The Dutch athletics season of 2018 came down to six days in Berlin. At the European Championships from 7 to 12 August, the Netherlands won eight medals — one gold, three silver and four bronze.
Seven of those eight came in women's events. The single men's medal was the 4×100m relay bronze. That balance is the reason this post exists in the shape it does: the Dutch 2018 kit we hold is the women's kit, and 2018 was, on the results, a women's season for Dutch athletics.
Berlin: eight medals, seven of them women's
Sifan Hassan won the only Dutch gold, taking the 5000m in a championship record 14:46.12 on the final evening.
Dafne Schippers took three of the eight: silver in the 200m in 22.14, bronze in the 100m in 10.99, and silver in the 4×100m relay with Jamile Samuel, Naomi Sedney and Marije van Hunenstijn. Samuel added a bronze of her own in the 200m, so the Dutch had two women on that podium.
Susan Krumins was second in the 10,000m in 31:52.55, and Lisanne de Witte third in the 400m in 50.77. The men's 4×100m quartet of Taymir Burnet, Chris Garia, Churandy Martina and Hensley Paulina ran 38.03 for bronze.
Dutch medals at Berlin 2018 — data table
| Event | Medal | Athlete | Mark | W/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000m | Silver | Susan Krumins | 31:52.55 | W |
| 5000m | Gold | Sifan Hassan | 14:46.12 | W |
| 4x100m | Silver | Women’s relay | 42.15 | W |
| 4x100m | Bronze | Men’s relay | 38.03 | M |
| 400m | Bronze | Lisanne de Witte | 50.77 | W |
| 200m | Silver | Dafne Schippers | 22.14 | W |
| 200m | Bronze | Jamile Samuel | 22.37 | W |
| 100m | Bronze | Dafne Schippers | 10.99 | W |
Two of those marks were national records on the night, and neither is now. De Witte's 50.77 stood as the Dutch 400m record until Femke Bol ran 50.56 in May 2021; Bol has since taken it to 49.44 outdoors. The men's relay record of 38.03 lasted longer, but the Dutch team lowered it again in Madrid in June 2025.
Of the athletes on that list, Dafne Schippers has since retired. Sifan Hassan kept going in the other direction: three medals at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Olympic marathon title in Paris in 2024 in an Olympic record 2:22:55.
The kit: Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018
The Dutch team raced 2018 in the Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 cycle. Asics was the federation supplier for that period, which makes this rail different from most of our archive: the majority of Pro Elite kit we handle is Nike or adidas.
Every piece in this rail is from the women's kit. That is not a curation choice, it is what came out of the team channel. It also happens to line up with the season: seven of the eight Dutch medals in Berlin were won in women's events.
The cycle covers a full competition and travel wardrobe: competition briefs and shortly tights, capri and full long tights, short pants, a T-shirt and a long-sleeve, the jacket, and both the standard and Storm tracksuits.
From this season · in the archiveAsics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Competition BriefsCompetition briefs from the 2018 Dutch cycle.90,00 €View piece →
Travel and warm-up · in the archiveAsics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Storm TracksuitThe Storm tracksuit from the same 2018 issue.220,00 €View piece →Netherlands Pro Elite 2018
Every piece we hold from the Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 cycle — all of it from the women's kit, all athlete-issued through the team channel. Small rail, no restock. In stock first; sold-out pieces stay visible.
Asics Netherlands International Team Pro Elite 2018 Women Polo Shirt60,00 €View Piece →
Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Short Pants60,00 €View Piece →Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Storm Tracksuit220,00 €View Piece →
Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Jacket120,00 €View Piece →
Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Long Sleeves T-Shirt70,00 €View Piece →
Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Capri Long Tights90,00 €View Piece →
Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Long Tights120,00 €View Piece →
Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women T-Shirt140,00 €View Piece →Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Competition Briefs90,00 €View Piece →
Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Shortly Tights80,00 €View Piece →
Asics Netherlands Pro Elite 2018 Women Tracksuit160,00 €View Piece →How many medals did the Netherlands win at the 2018 European Athletics Championships?
Eight: one gold, three silver and four bronze, at the championships held in Berlin from 7 to 12 August 2018.
Who won the Dutch gold medal in Berlin?
Sifan Hassan, in the 5000m, in a championship record of 14:46.12. It was the only Dutch gold of those championships.
How many medals did Dafne Schippers win in 2018?
Three: silver in the 200m (22.14), bronze in the 100m (10.99) and silver in the 4×100m relay (42.15). Schippers has since retired from athletics.
Are the Dutch records set in Berlin 2018 still standing?
No, neither of them. Lisanne de Witte's 50.77 was the Dutch 400m record until Femke Bol ran 50.56 in May 2021, and Bol has since gone to 49.44 outdoors. The men's 4×100m relay record of 38.03 was beaten again by a Dutch team in Madrid in June 2025.
Why is the 2018 Netherlands kit made by Asics?
Asics was the supplier to the Dutch federation for that cycle. Most Pro Elite kit in our archive is Nike or adidas, which makes the Asics Netherlands 2018 pieces an unusual set.
Why are all the 2018 Netherlands pieces women's?
Because that is what came out of the team channel for this cycle. These are athlete-issued pieces, so the rail is whatever left the federation, not a selection made to order.
Sources and References
- Wikipedia — Netherlands at the 2018 European Athletics Championships — full medal list, marks and events
- European Athletics — Schippers and Hassan spearhead the Dutch team for Berlin — team selection and context
- World Athletics — Bol breaks the world indoor 400m record in Apeldoorn — the Dutch 400m record after de Witte
- European Athletics — Dutch national records in the 4×100m at Madrid 2025 — the men's relay record beaten again in 2025