Keenan Blake
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.91 (2025) 400m: 45.73 (2025) |
Keenan Blake (born 17 January 2003) is a Dutch sprinter. He won the 200 metres at the 2024 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships. [1]
Career
A member of Amsterdam based athletics club, Phanos,[2] Blake represented the Netherlands in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.[3] Blake won the 200 metres at the 2024 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, running 21.12 seconds.[4]
Blake placed third over 400 metres at the 2025 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, running 47.00 seconds. [5] In May, Blake won the 300 meters convincingly in 32.89 seconds at Ter Specke Bokaal.[6] He was part of the Dutch mixed 4 x 400 metres team which placed sixth at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain, in June, alongside Nina Franke, Myrte van der Schoot and Jonas Phijffers.[7][8][9] The following month, he represented the Netherlands at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[10][11]
Blake placed third over 400 metres at the 2026 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, running 46.20 seconds. [12] He was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland in March 2026.[13] He was included in the Dutch squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[14]
References
- ^ "Keenan Blake". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "KEENAN BLAKE WINS THE TER SPECKE CUP". Phanos.Amsterdam. May 11, 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Sprinter Keenan Blake". olympischstadion.nl. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "Three silver Olympians at the start, but the Ter Specke Trophy goes to Tjin A-Lim and Blake". leidschdagblad.nl. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Mo-Ajok top time in 200 meters, Laros also wins: the Netherlands finishes European Championships in fourth place". Nos.nl. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Dutch athletes impress at European Team Championships with best result ever". Sport Nieuws. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Mills, Steven (12 Jul 2025). "Bergen 2025 - Men's Track Preview". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 28 Feb 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "23 TeamNL atleten in actie op WK Indoor atletiek". Hardloopnieuws.nl. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Athletics Federation announces TeamNL for the World Athletics Relays". atletiek.nl. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.