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Tasa Jiya

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Tasa Jiya
Tasa Jiya in 2016
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 27)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m: 7.25 (2024)
100 m: 11.22 (2024)
200 m: 22.62 (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome 4×100 m relay
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 4×100 m relay

Tasa Jiya (Dutch: [ˈtaːsaː ˈdʑijaː]; born 16 September 1997) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In 2023, she became the Dutch national champion over 200 metres. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[2]

Career

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As a junior athlete, Jiya won nine national youth titles and in 2013 won gold in the 200 meters at the European Youth Olympic Festival. She had a career break after being an unused reserve for the Dutch relay team at the 2016 Olympic Games.[3]

In 2021, after returning to athletics, Jiya ran a new personal best time in the 100 metres of 11.58 seconds, and a new personal best time of 23.19 seconds in the 200 meters at a gala in Grootebroek.[4] In 2023, she became the Dutch national champion over 200 metres, in a field which included Femke Bol.[5] She won in a new personal best time of 22.77 seconds.[6]

She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where she qualified for the semi finals of the 200 metres where she ran a new personal best of 22.67 seconds.[7][8]

She ran as part of the Dutch 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] The following month she finished sixth in the 200m at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League event in Stockholm.[10]

Competing over 200 metres at the 2024 European Championships in Rome in June 2024, she finished fifth in the final having run 22.90 seconds.[11] Later on in the championships, she won a bronze medal running the anchor leg for the Dutch team in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[12][13]

In June 2024, she won the Dutch national 200 meters title in Hengelo in a personal best 22.62 seconds.[14] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals.[15]

Personal life

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She gave birth to a daughter, Amáru, in 2018.[16]

Personal bests

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Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[2]

Individual events

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Type Event Time (s) Venue Date
Indoor 60 metres 7.25 i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 27 January 2024
10 February 2024
Outdoor 100 metres 11.22 Hengelo, Netherlands 29 June 2024
200 metres 22.62 Hengelo, Netherlands 30 June 2024

Team events

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Type Event Time (s) Venue Date Notes
Outdoor 4 x 100 metres relay 42.38 London, United Kingdom 23 July 2023 Teamed with N'ketia Seedo, Marije van Hunenstijn, and Jamile Samuel. Jiya ran the anchor leg.

Competition results

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International competitions

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Representing the  Netherlands
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 8th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.29
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 4th (sf) 100 m 11.94
6th 200 m 23.69
– (f) 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2016 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd (sf) 200 m 23.72
– (h) 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2023 European Games Chorzów, Poland 1st 4 x 100 m relay 42.61
European Team Championships First Division
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th (sf) 200 m 22.67 PB
– (f) 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2024 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 6th 4 × 100 m relay 43.07
European Championships Rome, Italy 5th 200 m 22.90
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.46
Olympic Games Paris, France 19th (sf) 200 m 22.81
7th 4 × 100 m relay 42.74

References

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  1. ^ "Jiya Tasa". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tasa Jiya". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ van Akerfeld, Erik (30 June 2023). "Since Tasa Jiya became a mother, she has really picked up speed". Volksrant.nl.
  4. ^ Van den Burge, Pauline (21 June 2021). "Tasa Jiya loopt persoonlijke records uit 2016 uit de boeken". Noordhollandsdagblad. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ Foster, Anthony (30 July 2023). "Femke Bol Faces First Defeat at Dutch Championships, Tasa Jiya Claims 200m Victory". Track Alerts. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ Goss, Symone (30 July 2023). "Femke Bol finishes second in 200m at Dutch National Track and Field Championships". World-track. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ "World Athletics Championships Budapest: Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol Lead Strong Netherlands Team". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Women 200m Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Dutch sprint teams perform at the European Championships with silver and bronze on 4x100 meters". nos.nl. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. ^ "11 gold medals! Tortu anchors Italy to 4x100m victory in Roma 2024". European Athletics. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  14. ^ "National championships roundup - Fast times highlight the British and French Championships". European Athletics. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  16. ^ Roesck, Erick (11 January 2019). "De snelste baby van Nederland". Telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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