Background
Yvonne Hak was born on 30 June 1986 in Alkmaar in the Netherlands.
middle-distance runner sportsperson
Yvonne Hak was born on 30 June 1986 in Alkmaar in the Netherlands.
She took part in the under-23 race at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships and was 63rd overall, helping the Dutch women"s team to fourth place. She made her breakthrough into the senior ranks in 2009. She managed only the bronze medal at the 2010 European Team Championships, but greater success came at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.
Her first major medal was unexpected for Hak: "lieutenant was a big surprise for medical
My goal was to reach the final". Her new best also raised her to number three on the Dutch all-time lists behind Ellen van Langen and Stella Jongmans.