# Diane van Es

Diane Gabriëlla van Es (pronounced; born 22 March 1999) is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 European Championships and the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships.
Van Es holds the European record in the 5 kilometres road with a time of 14:39 minutes set on 9 February 2025 and the Dutch record in the 10 kilometres road with a time of 30:29 minutes set on 12 February 2023. She won four national titles (5000 m, 10 km).

## Career

Diane van Es competed internationally at youth level, winning the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival held in Tbilisi, and placing 12th in that event at the 2017 European Under-20 Championships in Grosseto two years later.
In 2019, she represented Netherlands in the 5000 metres final at the European U23 Championships held in Gävle and was part of the gold medal-winning women's U23 Dutch team at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon.
Van Es established herself in the senior ranks with a 5000 m win at the 2020 Dutch Athletics Championships.
On 29 May 2021, she set a 5000 m personal best of 15:07.52 during the Next Generation Athletics meeting in Nijmegen, which qualified her for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 European Championships in Rome on 11 June 2024, running a personal best time of 30:57.24.

## Personal bests

All information from World Athletics profile.
Personal best times :
| Event | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
| 1500 metres | 4:09.74 | Pfungstadt, Germany | 26 July 2022 | |
| 1500 metres short track | 4:14.81 | Dortmund, Germany | 12 February 2022 | |
| 3000 metres | 8:49.55 | Chorzów, Poland | 6 August 2022 | |
| 3000 metres short track | 9:01.32 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 10 February 2021 | |
| 5000 metres | 15:07.52 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | 29 May 2021 | |
| 5 kilometres road | 14:39 | Monaco | 9 February 2025 | AR |
| 8 kilometres road | 25:24 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 2 February 2020 | |
| 10,000 metres | 30:57.24 | Rome, Italy | 11 June 2024 | |
| 10 kilometres road | 30:29 | Schoorl, Netherlands | 12 February 2023 | NR |
| 15 kilometres road | 47:51 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | 17 November 2024 | |
| 10 miles road | 53:02 | Zaandam, Netherlands | 17 September 2023 | |
| Half marathon | 1:09:31 | Barcelona, Spain | 11 February 2024 | |

## Competition results

All information from World Athletics profile.

### International competitions

Representing the  Netherlands :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
| 2015 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Tbilisi, Georgia | 1st | 3000 m | 9:58.49 | |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 12th | 3000 m | 9:55.43 | |
| 2018 | European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 29th | U20 race | 14:29 | |
| 2018 | European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 2nd | U20 team | 28 pts | |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 13th | 5000 m | 16:09.28 | |
| 2019 | European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 11th | U23 race | 21:53 | |
| 2019 | European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | U23 team | 17 pts | |
| 2021 | European Team Championships First League | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:07.41 | PB |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Bergen, Norway | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:48.4- | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 33rd (h) | 5000 m | 15:47.01 | |
| 2021 | European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 43rd | U23 race | 22:25 | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th | 5000 m | 15:26.44 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 13th | 10,000 m | 32:05.85 | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | 10,000 m | 30:57.24 | PB |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 16th | 10,000 m | 31:25.51 | |

### National titles

* Dutch Athletics Championships
** 5000 metres: 2020, 2022, 2024
* Dutch 10 km Championships
** 10 km: 2023