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Miguel Janssen
Dutch sportsman and athletics competitor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miguel Janssen (born 5 September 1970 in Oranjestad) is a retired Dutch-Aruban athlete who competed in sprinting events.[3] He represented Aruba at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and three indoor World Championships. He later switched allegiance to the Netherlands on 2 August 1998[2] but did not represent that country at any major competition. Janssen still holds Aruban records on several distances. In addition, he is a former Dutch record holder in the 60 metres indoors and 200 metres outdoors.
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Born | (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 53) Oranjestad, Aruba |
Education | Centraal Instituut Opleiding Sportleiders[1] |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
Club | Amsterdamse Atletiek Combinatie |
Coached by | Henk Kraaijenhof[1] |
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His father Harry Janssen was a Dutch middle-distance runner and president of the Aruba Athletic Federation while his mother Ciska Janssen was a Dutch long jumper.[1]