Niels Laros

Niels Laros (Dutch: [nils laːˈrɔs]; born 17 April 2005) is a Dutch middle and long-distance runner. In 2022, he became European under-18 champion over 3000m and 5000m. In 2023, he set a new Dutch senior record in the 1500 metres.[1]

Niels Laros
Niels Laros during 2023 Gouden Spike
Personal information
Born (2005-04-17) 17 April 2005
Oosterhout, Netherlands
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800m, 1500m, one mile, 2000m, 3000m, 5000m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800m: 1:44.78 (2023)
  • 1500m: 3:31.25 (2023, NR)
  • one mile: 3:48.93 (2023, NR)
  • 2000m: 4:49.68 (2023, NR)
  • 3000m: 7:48.25 (2022)
  • 5000m: 13:23.01 (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-Małopolska1500 m
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Jerusalem1500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Jerusalem5000 m

Early and personal life

From Oosterhout, Laros' parents, Marcel Laros and Sandra Laros-Hofmans, were both runners. His brother Lars is a college athlete. He attended school at Oelbert Gymnasium in Oosterhout. He began to be coached by Tomasz Lewandowski in 2022.[2][3][4] He divided his final high school in two parts to allow him to participate in training camps with Lewandowski.[5]

Career

In 2022, Laros set new U18 European 1500m and 3000m records which had previously been held by Jakob Ingebrigtsen.[6] In May 2023, he lowered the Dutch national junior record in the 5000 meters to 13.23.01.[7]

In June 2023 running in Nice, aged eighteen, he equalled the 22 year-old Dutch 1500m national record of 3:32.89 held by Gert-Jan Liefers.[8] He was selected to represent the Netherlands in the men's 1500m at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships.[9] He finished third in the event, behind winner Mohamed Katir.[10]

Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the final, in which he ran a new national record time of 3:31.25.[11]

In September 2023, he set a new national record of 3:48.93 in the mile, at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon.[12]

Personal bests

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]

TypeEventTime (m:s)VenueDateRecord
Outdoor 800 metres1:44.78Monaco City, Monaco21 July 2023NU20R
1500 metres3:31.25Budapest, Hungary23 August 2023NR
One mile3:48.93Eugene, OR, USA16 September 2023NR AU20R
2000 metres4:49.68Brussels, Belgium8 September 2023NR
3000 metres7:48.25Zagreb, Croatia11 September 2022NU20R
5000 metres13:23.01Oordegem, Belgium27 May 2023NU20R

International competitions

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]

Representing the  Netherlands
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2022 European U18 Championships Jerusalem, Israel 1st 1500m 3:49.99 CR
1st 3000m 8:11.49
2023 European Team Championships First Division Chorzów, Poland 3rd 1500m 3:37.59
European U20 Championships Jerusalem, Israel 1st 1500m 3:56.78
1st 5000m 14:11.82
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th 1500m 3:31.25 NR

References
  1. "Niels Laros". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. Geula, Alex (16 June 2023). "Meet Niels Laros, The 18-Year-Old Dutch Sensation Who Has Run 1:45.8 for 800m and 13:23 for 5,000m". Lets Run. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. Schelvis, Wouter (15 May 2022). "Loopbaan Niels Laros in stroomversnelling: 17-jarige tekent bij Nike, gaat naar Papendal en pakt record". bndestem.nl. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. Schelvis, Wouter (11 July 2021). "Niels Laros hoopt dat familie hem ziet schitteren op de 3000 meter tijdens jeugd-EK". bndestem.nl.
  5. "Rising Dutch Runner Niels Laros Sets New Middle-Distance Standards". Runnerstribe. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. Dickinson, Marley (12 September 2022). "The 17-year-old Dutch runner who's quietly breaking Jakob Ingebrigtsen's junior records". Runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  7. "Niels Laros breaks another record: 'But that's not what I'm doing it for'". bd.nl. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  8. "18-year-old Niels Laros Equalls Dutch 1500m record with 3:32.89 in Nice". Watch Athletics. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  9. "Running talent Laros endures a pounding headache for top times". Welingelichtekringen. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. "Men's 1500m Results - 2023 European Athletics Team Championships 1st Division". Watch Athletics. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  11. "Men's 1500m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  12. Henderson, Jason (16 September 2023). "Ingebrigtsen out-duels Nuguse at Diamond League final". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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