Gert-Jan Liefers

Gert-Jan Liefers
Personal information
Full name	Gerrit Jan Liefers
Born	26 September 1978 (age 46); Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
	Updated on 22 March 2008

Gerrit Jan 'Gert-Jan' Liefers (born 26 September 1978 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who came 8th in the 1500 m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was also a finalist in the same event in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships.

Liefers finished 8th in the 5000 m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He is the Dutch record holder at 1500 m, the mile and 3000 m.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	3rd	1500 m	3:47.17
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	4th	1500 m	3:40.47
1997	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	1st	1500 m	3:46.91
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	15th (sf)	800 m	1:49.03
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	6th	1500 m	3:46.09
	European Cross Country Championships	Oeiras, Portugal	1st	Junior race (5.4 km)	15:45
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	11th (sf)	800 m	1:50.82
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	15th (h)	800 m	1:47.57
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	13th (h)	1500 m	3:42.21
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	1500 m	3:44.60
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	24th (sf)	1500 m	DNF
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	9th	1500 m	3:36.99
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	6th	3000 m	7:44.34 (iNR)
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	7th	1500 m	3:33.99
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	3000 m	8:02.86
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th	1500 m	3:37.17
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	5000 m	13:58.70

Electoral history of Gert-Jan Liefers
Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Party seats	Individual	Ref.
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Sports	4	237	0	Lost	^[1]

^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 278–279. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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