Jessica Schilder

Jessica Schilder
	Jessica Schilder at the 2022 Dutch National Athletics Championships.
Personal information
Born	19 March 1999 (age 25); Volendam, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Track and field
Event	Shot put
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	No. 2 (shot put, 2022); No. 55 (overall)
Personal bests	Shot put: 20.24 NR (2022); Indoors; Shot put: 19.48 i (2022);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Netherlands
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
European Championships

Jessica Schilder (Dutch: [ˈjɛsikaː ˈsxɪldər]; born 19 March 1999) is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in shot put.^[3] Her outdoors personal best is 20.24 m, which is a Dutch record, and her indoors personal best is 19.48 m. She is two-time bronze medalist at the world championships (outdoor and indoor) and a one-time gold medalist at the European championships (outdoor).

Career

She competed in the

coronavirus pandemic

.

She won the bronze medal in the women's shot put event at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In August 2022, Schilder won the gold medal in shot put at the European Athletics Championships.^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the Netherlands
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	12th	Shot put	14.34 m
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	5th	Shot put	15.99 m
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	N/A	Shot put	NM
2019	European Throwing Cup (U23)	Šamorín, Slovakia	12th	Shot put	16.18 m
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	5th	Shot put	16.51 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	5th	Shot put	18.69 m
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	Shot put	18.11 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (q)	Shot put	17.74 m
2022	European Throwing Cup	Leiria, Portugal	2nd	Shot put	18.89 m NR
	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Shot put	19.48 m
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	3rd	Shot put	19.77 m NR
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	Shot put	20.24 m NR
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	Shot put	18.29 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	Shot put	19.26 m
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th	Shot put	19.37 m

Personal bests

Outdoor^[2]

Shot put – 20.24 m NR (Munich 15 August 2022)

Indoor^[2]

Shot put - 19.48 m i (Belgrade 18 March 2022)

References

^ "World Rankings Women's Shot Put", World Athletics, 16 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jessica SCHILDER", World Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Jessica Schilder". Gladiator Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "Qualification results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.