Jorinde van Klinken
Jorinde van Klinken (born 2 February 2000) is a Dutch athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. Her personal best of 70.22m is the current (2021) Dutch record in the discus throw. She represented her country in the discus at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without reaching the final. In the same year, she won a gold medal in the shot put at the 2019 European U20 Championships. On 20 May 2021, she qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 65.94m at the Tucson Elite Classic. Education. Van Klinken completed  her undergraduate degree from Utrecht University in her home country. She is currently pursuing her graduate degree at Arizone State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona, USA where she represents the Sun Devils in both discus and shot put. Career. In May 2021, Van Klinken qualified for the Tokyo Olympics when she threw a personal best of 65.94 during the Tucson Elite Classic held in Tucson, USA. On 23 May 2021, at the USA Track Throws Festival, she threw the discus 70.22m which not only gave her a new personal best but also broke the Dutch national record and created  a new world leading distance. With this throw she became the second European woman to cross the 70m mark this century after two-time Olympic Champion, Sandra Perkovic of Croatia and put her amongst the medal contenders at the Tokyo Olympics. Personal bests. Outdoor Indoor