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Medal record
Women's Athletics
Competitor for the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona 800 metres

Ellen Gezina Maria van Langen (born February 9, 1966 in Oldenzaal, Overijssel) is a former Dutch middle distance runner. Van Langen has a degree in economics at the University of Amsterdam. Before she started running, she played football.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the Olympic title in the 800 m in a time of 1:55.54, a time which remained her personal best. After her major achievement, she was plagued by various injuries. Her best result after 1992 was a 6th place at the 1995 World Championships. She retired from the sport in 1998.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Netherlands Ingrid Haringa		 Dutch Sportswoman of the Year
1992		 Succeeded by
Netherlands Leontien van Moorsel
Olympic Champions in Women's 800 m
1928: Lina Radke • 1960: Lyudmila Shevtsova • 1964: Ann Packer • 1968: Madeline Manning • 1972: Hildegard Falck • 1976: Tatyana Kazankina • 1980: Nadezhda Olizarenko • 1984: Doina Melinte • 1988: Sigrun Wodars • 1992: Ellen van Langen • 1996: Svetlana Masterkova • 2000: Maria de Lurdes Mutola • 2004: Kelly Holmes • 2008: Pamela Jelimo
World Best Year Performance in Women's 800 m

 1976: Tatyana Kazankina (URS)  •  1977: Ileana Silai (ROM)  •  1978: Tatyana Providokhina (URS)  •  1979: Totka Petrova (BUL)  •  1980: Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS)  •  1981: Lyudmila Veselkova (URS)  •  1982: Doina Melinte (ROM)  •  1983: Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)  •  1984: Irina Podyalovskaya (URS)  •  1985: Ella Kovacs (ROM)  •  1986: Doina Melinte (ROM)  •  1987: Sigrun Wodars (GDR)  •  1988: Inna Yevseyeva and Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS)  •  1989: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  •  1990: Sigrun Wodars (GDR)  •  1991: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)  •  1992: Ellen van Langen (NED)  •  1993 – 1995: Maria Mutola (MOZ)  •  1996: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)  •  1997: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)  •  1998: Maria Mutola (MOZ)  •  1999: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)  •  2000–2001: Maria Mutola (MOZ)  •  2002: Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)  •  2003: Maria Mutola (MOZ)  •  2004–2005: Tatyana Andrianova (RUS)  •  2006–2007: Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (KEN)  •  2008: Pamela Jelimo (KEN)







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