# Myrte van der Schoot

Myrte van der Schoot (pronounced; born 16 April 2004) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.

## Youth and junior career

As a teenager, Van der Schoot competed in several different track and field events. She specialised in the 400 m and long jump, winning Dutch U18 and U20 national titles in both.
At the 2023 Dutch U20 Championships, Van der Schoot improved the national under-20 record of Femke Bol with a tenth of a second to 52.88 s. At the 2023 European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, she won a silver medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay where the relay team set a Dutch under-23/under-20 record of 3:33.33 min and a bronze medal in the 400 metres further improving her Dutch under-20 record to 52.85 s.

## Senior career

At the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals, where the team won the gold medal. At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Italy, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals, where the team won the gold medal. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, she ran in the heats of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, again helping the team qualify for the final, where they won the silver medal.

## Personal bests

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

### Individual events

Personal best results for individual events :
| Event | Result | Venue | Date | Notes |
| 100 metres | 12.49 s | Huizen, Netherlands | 2 October 2022 | (Wind: +0.8 m/s) |
| 200 metres | 24.28 s i | Metz, France | 8 February 2025 | Van der Schoot's 200 m long track best is 24.32 s. |
| 200 metres short track | 24.28 s i | Metz, France | 8 February 2025 | |
| 300 metres | 38.77 s | Lisse, Netherlands | 13 May 2023 | |
| 400 metres | 52.02 s i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 23 February 2025 | Van der Schoot's 400 m long track best is 52.48 s. |
| 400 metres short track | 52.02 s i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 23 February 2025 | |
| Long jump | 6.18 m | Huizen, Netherlands | 17 July 2022 | (Wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| Long jump | 6.18 m | Vught, Netherlands | 20 May 2023 | (Wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| Long jump | 6.25 m w | Vught, Netherlands | 26 May 2022 | Wind assisted: +2.6 m/s |

#### Season's bests

Season's best performances :
| Year | Long jump | 400 m long track | 400 m short track |
| 2018 | 4.93 | 59.22 | 59.70 i |
| 2019 | 5.48 | 57.03 | 58.77 i |
| 2020 | 5.58 | 56.21 | 57.15 i |
| 2021 | 6.05 | 54.66 | 57.19 i |
| 2022 | 6.18 | 53.99 | 54.99 i |
| 2023 | 6.18 | 52.85 | 53.63 i |
| 2024 | 5.93 | 52.48 | 52.81 i |
| 2025 | | | 52.02 i |
Key: Lifetime best (in bold)

### Team events

Personal best times for team events :
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:25.03 | Paris, France | 9 August 2024 | Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, and Lisanne de Witte. Van der Schoot's split time for the third leg was 51.85 s. |
| 4 × 400 metres relay short track | 3:27.70 i | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3 March 2024 | Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lisanne de Witte, and Femke Bol. Van der Schoot's split time for the first leg was 52.81 s. |

## Competition results

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

### World Athletics Rankings

Highest WA rankings per year :
| Year | Long jump | 400 m | Overall |
| 2020 | 575 | — | 8266 |
| 2021 | 484 | 507 | 6266 |
| 2022 | 233 | 299 | 3728 |
| 2023 | 226 | 196 | 2594 |
| 2024 | 304 | 115 | 1650 |
| 2025 | — | 89 | 1374 |
Key: Lifetime best (in bold)

### International competitions

Representing the  Netherlands :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
| 2023 | European U20 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.33 | NU23R |
| 2023 | European U20 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 3rd | 400 m | 52.85 | NU20R |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.70 i | |
| 2024 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 10th (r1) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28:10 | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25:99 | |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.03 | |

### National championships

Representing GAC Hilversum :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
| 2018 | Dutch U18 Championships | Emmeloord | 6th | 400 m | 59.66 | |
| 2019 | Dutch U18 Championships | Alphen aan de Rijn | 1st | 400 m | 57.03 | |
| 2020 | Dutch U18 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 2nd | 400 m sh | 57.15 i | |
| 2020 | Dutch Championships | Utrecht | 7th | 400 m | 56.72 | |
| 2020 | Dutch U18 Championships | Amersfoort | 1st | 400 m | 57.36 | |
| 2021 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 13th (r1) | 400 m sh | 57.19 i | |
| 2021 | Dutch Championships | Breda | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 54.66 | |
| 2021 | Dutch Championships | Breda | 6th | Long jump | 5.81 m | |
| 2021 | Dutch U18 Championships | Amersfoort | 1st | Long jump | 5.76 m | |
| 2021 | Dutch U18 Championships | Amersfoort | 1st | 400 m | 55.87 | |
| 2022 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 1st | Long jump | 6.07 m i | |
| 2022 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 1st | 400 m sh | 55.15 i | |
| 2022 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 10th (r1) | 400 m sh | 55.00 i | |
| 2022 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 7th | Long jump | 5.84 m i | |
| 2022 | Dutch U20 Championships | Amsterdam | 1st | Long jump | 6.00 m | |
| 2022 | Dutch U20 Championships | Amsterdam | 1st | 400 m | 54.37 | |
| 2022 | Dutch Championships | Apeldoorn | 5th | 400 m | 54.64 | |
| 2023 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 1st | 400 m sh | 54.29 i | PB |
| 2023 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 1st | Long jump | 6.04 m i | |
| 2023 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 7th (r1) | 400 m sh | 53.63 i | PB |
| 2023 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 3rd | Long jump | 6.02 m i | |
| 2023 | Dutch U20 Championships | Bergen op Zoom | 1st | Long jump | 6.04 m | |
| 2023 | Dutch U20 Championships | Bergen op Zoom | 1st | 400 m | 52.88 | NU20R |
| 2023 | Dutch Championships | Breda | 4th | 400 m | 53.47 | |
| 2024 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | – (f) | 400 m sh | 52.81 i | PB |
| 2024 | Dutch Championships | Hengelo | 3rd | 400 m | 52.48 | PB |
| 2025 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 3rd | 400 m sh | 52.02 i | PB |