Gert-Jan Liefers

Infobox athlete biography
athletename = Gert-Jan Liefers


fullname = Gerrit Jan Liefers
nickname = -
height = 1.86 m
weight = 71 kg
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1978|9|26|df=y
cityofbirth = Apeldoorn
countryofbirth = Netherlands
personalbest = 800 metres – 1:45.47 (1998) 1500 metres – 4:32.89 (2001)
Mile – 3:51.39 (2003)
3000 metres – 7:37.49 (2005)
5000 metres – 13:22.26 (2005)
career = 1988-present
updated = 22 March, 2008

Gerrit Jan 'Gert-Jan' Liefers (born September 26 1978 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is a Dutch middle-distance runner, who came 8th in the 1,500m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was also a finalist in the same event in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships.

Liefers finished 8th in the 5,000m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He is the Dutch record holder at 1,500m, the mile and 3,000m.

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