Tonnie Dirks

Tonnie Dirks (actually Anthony Marinus Hendricus Maria Dirks, born February 12, 1961 in Zeeland, Landerd ) is a former Dutch long-distance runner.

National Champion, he was once more than 5000 m ( 1987), four times the 10,000 m (1985, 1988, 1991, 1993), three times in the half marathon and 25 - km road race ( 1989, 1991, 1992) and seven times in cross country (1986 -, 1988, 1990-1992, 1994).

1989 and 1991 he won the Paderborn Easter Run and 1989-1991 three times in a row Zevenheuvelenloop, 1991 Egmond Half Marathon and 1991 and 1993 Parelloop.

With a ninth place at the Rotterdam Marathon in 1991, he qualified for the marathon of the World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, where he finished on the 16th place. The following year he was third in the CPC Loop Den Haag and was the London Marathon on the 13th place, but did not reach the marathon of the Olympic Games in Barcelona goal. , He came second in the Amsterdam Marathon and the Zevenheuvelenloop 1993.

After the end of his active career in 1994 he was athletics coach.

Personal Best

  • 5000 m: 13:37,11 min, July 19, 1987, Hengelo
  • 10,000 m: 28:33,54 min, July 23, 1993 Amsterdam
  • 10 - km road race: 28:20 min, June 4, 1989, The Hague
  • 15 - km road race: 43:54 min, November 21, 1993 Nijmegen
  • Half Marathon: 1:02:18 h, March 29, 1992 The Hague
  • 25 - km road race: 1:15:22 h, March 30, 1991, Paderborn
  • Marathon: 2:12:27 h, 26 September 1993 Amsterdam
Long-distance running 5000 metres Cross country running Rotterdam-Marathon 1991 World Championships in Athletics London-Marathon Amsterdam-Marathon
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