400 metres
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The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women
The closing stages of a men's 400 m race
Lieke Klaver
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Lieke Klaver is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. She specializes in the 200 metres and in the 400 metres. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2023 World Champion and the
Klaver at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Klaver (right) passes the baton to Lisanne de Witte in the 4 × 400 m relay final at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, where the team finished in 6th place.
Klaver (right) in the 400 m final at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, where she finished in 6th place.
The Dutch women's team with Klaver (left), Femke Bol, Eveline Saalberg, and Cathelijn Peeters won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul.