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Ans Niesink (actually Anna Elisabeth Niesink, married Panhorst; born October 28, 1918 in Amsterdam ; † July 25, 2010 ibid.) Was a Dutch discus thrower and shot putter .

At the Olympic Games in 1936, she was seventh in the discus throw . In 1938 she came in at the European Athletics Championships in Vienna on the seventh place in the discus throw and on the eleventh in the shot put.

In 1946 she won silver in the discus throw at the European Championships in Oslo and was sixth in the shot put. At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 she was sixth in the discus throw and was eliminated in the shot put in qualification.

Personal best

  • Shot put: 12.40 m, May 29, 1944, Enschede
  • Discus throw: 43.63 m, May 26, 1958, Hoorn

Web links

  • Ans Niesink in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
  • Ans Niesink in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Niesink, Ans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Niesink, Anna Elisabeth; Panhorst, Ans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH July 25, 2010
Place of death Amsterdam