Miguel Janssen
Janssen in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 1970 Oranjestad, Aruba |
| Education | Centraal Instituut Opleiding Sportleiders |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| Club | Amsterdamse Atletiek Combinatie |
| Coached by | Henk Kraaijenhof |
Miguel Janssen (born 5 September 1970 in Oranjestad) is a retired Dutch-Aruban athlete who competed in sprinting events. He represented Aruba at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and three indoor World Championships. He later switched allegiance to the Netherlands on 2 August 1998 but did not represent that country at any major competition. Janssen still holds Aruban records on several distances. In addition, he is a former Dutch record holder in the 60 metres indoors and 200 metres outdoors.
His father Harry Janssen was a Dutch middle-distance runner and president of the Aruba Athletic Federation while his mother Ciska Janssen was a Dutch long jumper.