DEELTSTRA Andrea

Netherlands

Athletics

Date of Birth: 6 Mar 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Place of birth: NIEBERT

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : WAPENVELD

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Marathon	44

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Women's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Marathon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	60th (2:40:49)

European Championships

Year	Location	Marathon
2018	Berlin, GER	DNF

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
11	Marathon	2018/2019	Berlin, GER	2:31:29
12	Marathon	2019/2020	Tokyo, JPN	2:33:34
14	Marathon	2018/2019	Berlin, GER	2:32:41
17	Marathon	2017/2018	London, GBR	2:31:32

Platinum Label Road Races

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
16	Marathon	2020	Valencia, ESP	2:28:28

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Personal Trainer, Teacher

Education:

Physical Education - Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, NED

Family:

Partner Tjeerd Popkema

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English, German

Club name:

AV Heerenveen [Netherlands]

Coach:

Bram Wassenaar, NED, from 2006

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Tjeerd Popkema ran the 2018 Amsterdam Marathon in the Netherlands. (westervelder.nl, 08 Dec 2020; worldathletics.org, 21 Oct 2018)

Debut:

2006 for Netherlands, European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden (Atletiek.nl, 01 Jan 2015; Andreadeelstra.nl, 07 Jan 2016)

Injuries:

In September 2019 she sustained a pinched nerve in her groin while running the 2019 Berlin Marathon in Germany. (teamnl.org, 22 Feb 2021; hardloopnetwerk.nl, 16 Nov 2020)

While at a training camp in Portugal in February 2015 she started feeling pain in her foot. After running with pain for several weeks she saw a doctor who discovered a stress fracture. Her foot was placed in a cast and she was unable to run for eight weeks. (Andreadeelstra.nl, 07 Jan 2016)

She injured her foot at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. She resumed competing in cross-country running late that year, and made her return to competitive road running in early 2015. (Andreadeelstra.nl, 07 Jan 2016; Nos.nl, 27 Sep 2015)

Start:

She took up athletics in Dwingeloo, Netherlands, at age 10. In the beginning she tried a range of events but soon found running was her favourite. At age 14 she ran her first road race and was noticed by a coach who encouraged her to join the AV Heerenveen club. (Andreadeelstra.nl, 07 Jan 2016)

Reason:

She also took part in swimming and gymnastics as a child, but both were logistically more difficult to take part in than athletics, which required no special equipment. As a result she chose to pursue athletics. (Andreadeelstra.nl, 07 Jan 2016)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. (Twitter profile, 17 Apr 2021; teamnl.org, 22 Feb 2021)

General Interest

General
COVID-19 IMPACT
After the COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from going on an altitude training camp, she turned her bedroom into an altitude chamber using a special generator. "Normally we go on an altitude training camp every year, but that was not possible because of the coronavirus. So I bought an altitude generator. It removes oxygen-rich air from the environment and introduces oxygen-poor air. This reduces the oxygen percentage in the room. A certain percentage equals a certain height. We covered all the cracks in the room with tape and it was like we were sleeping at an altitude of between 2000 and 2500 metres. If you switch off the altitude generator after four weeks and you sleep at 'sea level' again, you will notice the difference." (teamnl.org, 22 Feb 2021)

OCCUPATION
She is a freelance physical education teacher. She also works as a personal trainer, gives presentations, and leads sports days and running clinics. (Twitter profile, 17 Apr 2021; LinkedIn profile, 25 May 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Andrea-Deelstra-150609498437178
https://instagram.com/andreadeelstra
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-deelstra-a2a01b43
https://twitter.com/AndreaDeelstra
Athlete Website: http://www.andreadeelstra.nl

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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