Maria Gommers
Maria Gommers ( Maria Francisca Philomena "Mia" Gommers ; born September 26, 1939 in Stein ) is a former Dutch middle-distance runner .
On June 24, 1967, she set a world record of 4: 15.6 minutes in the 1,500-meter run , which Paola Pigni beat two and a half years later . At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, she won the bronze medal in the 800-meter run behind the American Madeline Manning and the Romanian Ileana Silai . At the European Athletics Championships in Athens in 1969 , she won silver over 1500 m.
Web links
- Maria Gommers on sporting-heroes.net
- Maria Gommers in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Gommers, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gommers, Maria Francisca Philomena; Gommers, Mia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | stone |