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{{Short description|Dutch sprinter (born 1979)}}
{{Infobox athlete
| name = Pascal van Assendelft
| image = Pascal van Assendelft.jpg
| fullname = Pascal van Assendelft
| nickname =
| height = 1.76 m
| weight = 64 kg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Leidschendam]], [[Netherlands]]
| personalbest = [[100 metres|100m]] - 11.50 (2002)<br/>[[200 metres|200m]] - 23.65 (2002)
| career = 1982-2007
| updated = 19 March 2008
}}
'''Pascal van Assendelft''' (born October 6, 1979 in [[Leidschendam]]) is a former [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]]. She started her career in [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] at the age of thirteen and was to become a sprinting athlete, competing at European and Olympic level.

In 2001, she took part in the [[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships|European Championships]] for athletes younger than 23 years, starting in the [[100 metres|100]] and [[200 metres]] and reaching the semi-final on both occasions. Two years later Pascal van Assendelft participated in the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] in [[Paris]] as a member of the Dutch [[4 x 100 metres relay]] team, together with [[Jacqueline Poelman]], [[Annemarie Kramer]] and [[Joan van den Akker]]. Although the team did not reach the final, it nominated itself for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], realising the twelfth time out of twenty teams in competition. The 43.96 was the season’s fastest time of the Dutch four.

One year later the same relay formation participated at the [[Athens]] Olympic Games. They were however eliminated in the series due to a mistake in the changing area.

Van Assendelft became Dutch champion [[60 metres]] indoor in 2007, having obtained this title five times before, from 2001 until 2005. She also won the [[100 metres|100]] and [[200 metres]] at the Dutch National Championships in 2007.

On December 18, 2007, Pascal van Assendelft announced her withdrawal from athletics. The 28-year-old athlete had taken her decision after being unable to improve her personal bests in the preceding season.

During her career in athletics she was sponsored by [[ASICS]], Franco Canadian Holland.

Van Assendelft is a 2005 [[Graduation|graduate]] from the [[Utrecht School of the Arts]]. She is a professional [[Interaction design|Interaction Designer]].

==Personal bests==
'''Outdoor'''
*[[100 metres]] - 11.50 (2002)
*[[200 metres]] - 23.65 (2002)

'''Indoor'''
*[[60 metres]] - 7.40 (2004)

== Bibliography ==

* {{cite book | author = Werkgroep Statistiek KNAU | title = Statistische jaarboeken indooratletiek, Seizoenen 2002-2003 en 2003-2004 | location=IJsselstein | publisher=KNAU | year=2005 }}
* {{cite book | author=Bijkerk, Ton | title=Olympisch Oranje | location=Haarlem | publisher=De Vrieseborch | year=2004 | isbn=90-6076-522-2}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Pascal van Assendelft}}
*[http://home.hetnet.nl/~pvassendelft/ Website about Pascal van Assendelft]

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