Rob Druppers

Robertus "Rob" Johannes Druppers (born 29 April 1962) is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who won the silver medal in the 800 m event at the 1983 World Championships. He set a Dutch 800 m record at 1:43.56 in Cologne in 1985, and a 1000 m record of 2:15.23 in his home town Utrecht in the same year. Druppers competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 800 m.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	800 m	1:47.06
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	semi-final (dnf)	800 m	1:49.28 (heat)
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	800 m	1:44.20
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	4th	800 m	1:45.53
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	1st	800 m	1:48.12
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	8th	800 m	1:48.89
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	heats	800 m	1:50.58
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	800 m	1:49.45
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	quarter-final	800 m	1:46.91
1989	European Indoor Championships	Hague, Netherlands	2nd	800 m	1:48.96
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	semi-final	800 m	1:49.70

DNF = did not finish

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:43.56 (Cologne 1985)
• 1000 metres – 2:15.23 (Utrecht 1985)
• 1500 metres – 3:35.07 (1985)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:46.29 (Stuttgart 1987)
• 1000 metres – 2:16.4 (The Hague 1988)