Jessica Schilder

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Jessica Schilder
Schilder with her bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999
Volendam, Netherlands
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportAthletics (track and field)
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • No. 1 (shot put, 2026)[2]
  • No. 5 (overall, 2026)[3]
Personal bests
  • Shot put: 21.09 NR (2026)
  • Shot put indoors: 20.69 i NR (2025, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 TokyoShot put
Bronze medal – third place2022 EugeneShot put
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 NanjingShot put
Bronze medal – third place2022 BelgradeShot put
Diamond League
First place2025Shot put
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichShot put
Gold medal – first place2024 RomeShot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 ApeldoornShot put

Jessica Schilder (pronounced [ˈjɛsikaː] [ˈsxɪldər] ; born 19 March 1999) is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in shot put.[4] She is the 2025 World Champion and the Dutch record holder with a throw of 21.09 m from 2026. She is four-time medalist (one gold) at the World Championships (outdoor and indoor) and a three-time gold medalist at the European Championships (outdoor and indoor). Her highest World Athletics Rankings are No. 1 in shot put in 2026 and No. 5 of women overall in 2026.

Career

Schilder 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]

Schilder 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 the silver medalist in shot put at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China in March 2025, and the gold medalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13]

In March 2026, she equalled her own national record of 20.69 metres at the ISTAF Indoor meeting in Berlin.[14]

Personal bests

Outdoor[15]
Indoor[16]
  • Shot put - 20.69 m i NR (Apeldoorn 9 March 2025, Berlin 6 March 2026)

International competitions

Results representing the  Netherlands
Year Competition Location Position Result Notes
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 12th 14.34 m
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 5th 15.99 m
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland N/A NM
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 12th 16.18 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 5th 16.51 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 5th 18.69 m
European Team Championships, 1st League Cluj-Napoca, Romania 5th 16.42 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 18.11 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th (q) 17.74 m
2022 European Throwing Cup Leiria, Portugal 2nd 18.89 m NR
World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 19.48 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 3rd 19.77 m NR
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 20.24 m NR
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th 18.29 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 19.26 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 19.37 m
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st 18.77 m
Summer Olympics Paris, France 6th 18.91 m
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 1st 20.69 m NR
World Indoor Championships Nanjing, China 2nd 20.07 m
European Team Championships First Division Madrid, Spain 1st 20.14 m CR
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st 20.29 m
2026 World Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4th 19.63 m

Circuit wins and titles

References

  1. "SCHILDER Jessica". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. "World Rankings Women's Shot Put", World Athletics, 19 May 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  3. "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 9 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  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 World Athletics Championships Results - Women's Shot Put". World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  14. "World leads for Szymański and Schilder in Berlin". World Athletics. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  15. "2025 Xiamen Diamond League - Women's Diamond - Shot put results" (PDF). Diamond League. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  16. "Jessica Schilder", World Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2026.