Jessica Schilder

Jessica Schilder
Schilder with her bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, OR, USA
Personal information
Born (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999
Volendam, Netherlands
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 2 (shot put, 2022)[2]
No. 55 (overall)[3]
Personal bests
  • Shot put: 20.47 NR (2025)
  • Indoors
  • Shot put: 20.69 i NR (2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
2022 Eugene Shot put
World Indoor Championships
2025 Nanjing Shot put
2022 Belgrade Shot put
European Championships
2022 Munich Shot put
2024 Rome Shot put
European Indoor Championships
2025 Apeldoorn Shot put

Jessica Schilder (Dutch: [ˈjɛsikaː ˈsxɪldər]; born 19 March 1999) is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in shot put.[4] Her outdoors personal best set in 2025 is 20.47 m, which is a Dutch record, and her indoors personal best is 20.69 m. She is two-time medalist at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and was a bronze medalist at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. She is a two-time gold medalist at the European Athletics Championships (outdoor) and also won gold at the 2025 European Athletics Indoors Championships.

Career

She competed in the women's shot put event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[5] She also competed in the women's shot put in the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, that was postponed to July 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but did not qualify for the final.[6]

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.[7] She won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, with a national record throw of 19.77 metres.[8]

She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.[9] She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, placing sixth in the women's shot put final.[10]

She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[11] She was a silver medalist in the shot put at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China in March 2025.[12]

Personal bests

Outdoor[13]
Indoor[3]

International competitions

Results representing the  Netherlands
Year Competition Location Position Event Result Notes
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
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 5th Shot put 16.51 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 5th Shot put 18.69 m
European Team Championships, 1st League Cluj-Napoca, Romania 5th Shot put 16.42 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
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th Shot put 19.26 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th Shot put 19.37 m
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st Shot put 18.77 m
Summer Olympics Paris, France 6th Shot put 18.91 m
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 1st Shot put 20.69 m NR
World Indoor Championships Nanjing, China 2nd Shot put 20.07 m
European Team Championships First Division Madrid, Spain 1st Shot put 20.14 m CR

References

  1. ^ "SCHILDER Jessica". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "World Rankings Women's Shot Put", World Athletics, 16 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Jessica SCHILDER", World Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Jessica Schilder". Gladiator Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Qualification results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Shot put women". World Athletics. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ^ "World Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Women Shot Put Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Women's Shot Put Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's Shot Put Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Women's Shot Put Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  13. ^ "2025 Xiamen Diamond League - Women's Diamond - Shot put results" (PDF). Diamond League. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
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