Arnoud Okken

{{Short description|Dutch middle-distance runner}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Arnoud Okken

| image = Image- Arnoud Okken.jpg

| caption = Okken in 2002

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|4|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Doetinchem, Netherlands

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 65 kg

| pb = 400 m – 47.84 (2002)
800 m – 1:45.64 (2001)
1000 m – 2:17.30 (2010)
1500 m – 3:37.46 (2002)
Mile - 4:07.52 (2002)

| updated = 24 May 2010

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Indoor Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2007 Birmingham|800 m}}

}}

Arnoud Okken (born 20 April 1982 in Doetinchem) is a Dutch track and field athlete specialising in the 800 metres.

His first international victory came at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Commenting on the win, Okken stated that "my plan was to take the lead and keep away from any trouble. Fortunately, I managed to do this."{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Turner |title=European lead garners Gardener fourth title - Euro Indoors, Day 3, PM – MEN |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=37839.html |work=IAAF |date=2007-03-04 |accessdate=2007-03-05 }} As Bram Som won the 2006 European Athletics Championships, the Netherlands held the European 800 m title both indoor and outdoor.