Nina Franke
Nina Franke is a Dutch sprinter and hurdler. She was runner-up in the 400 metres hurdles at the Dutch Athletics Championships in 2024 and a gold medalist at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.
Career
She is from Heesch, North Brabant. She competes in both sprint and hurdles events. She finished second in the 400 metres hurdles at the Dutch Athletics Championships in Hengelo in June 2024.She finished fourth at the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships 400 metres race in February 2025 with a big personal record of 52.38 seconds. She had previously run a personal best of 52.85 seconds to qualify for the final. She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. She ran as part of the victorious Dutch women’s 4 × 400 metres relay team alongside Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol and Cathelijn Peeters, although there the Netherlands were briefly disqualified for Peeters exchange block on British runner Amber Anning, they were reinstated on appeal.
She was selected for the Dutch team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.