Ester Goossens

{{short description|Dutch athlete}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|02|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = 400 m hurdles, 400 m, 800 m, combined events

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Ester Goossens ({{IPA|nl|ˈɛstər ˈɣoːsə(n)s|pron}}; born 21 February 1972) is a retired Dutch athlete who competed in a variety of events, including the 400 metres, 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles.{{World Athletics}} She represented her country at the 1997 World Championships and 1999 World Indoor Championships.

Goossens held the Dutch records in the 400 metres of 51.35 seconds from 1998 until 2018, when it was broken by Lisanne de Witte, and in the 400 metres hurdles of 54.62 seconds from 1998 until 2020, when it was broken by Femke Bol. Walter van Zoeren, "[https://www.destentor.nl/sport/na-twintig-jaar-sneuvelt-nationaal-record-op-400-meter-van-ester-goossens-maar-ik-ben-nog-steeds-trots~abd70f8c/ Na twintig jaar sneuvelt nationaal record op 400 meter van Ester Goossens, 'maar ik ben nog steeds trots']" (in Dutch), De Stentor, 3 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2024."[https://jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2341096-atlete-femke-bol-verbetert-oud-record Atlete Femke Bol verbetert oud record]" (in Dutch), Jeugdjournaal, 18 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2024. She still holds the national record in the 800 metres indoor.