 Nettie Witziers-Timmer in 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 July 1923 Amsterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 January 2005 (aged 81) Amsterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Zeeburg, Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jeannette Josephina Maria "Netti" Witziers-Timmer (née Timmer, 22 July 1923 – 25 January 2005) was a Dutch sprinter. In 1944 she was a member of the Dutch teams that set world records in the 4 × 110 yard and 4 × 200 m relays. Two years later she won a European title, and in 1948 an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with Xenia Stad-de Jong, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, and Fanny Blankers-Koen. The 1948 Dutch relay team was remarkable (for that era) in that all its members were married and had children.[1]
Biography
Witziers-Timmer died on 25 January 2005. She was 81 at the time of her death.[2]
References
- Netti Witziers-Timmer. Sports Reference
- "1948 Olympic Relay gold medallist dies", in "General News". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), 26 January 2005.