Nettie Witziers-Timmer
Jeanette Josephina Maria "Nettie" Witziers-Timmer (born July 22, 1923 in Amsterdam ; † January 25, 2005 there ; born Jeanette Timmer ) was a Dutch athlete .
She celebrated her greatest success in 1948 at the Olympic Games in London . Together with Xenia Stad-de Jong , Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs and the flying housewife Fanny Blankers-Koen , she became Olympic champion in the 4 x 100 meter relay race .
Two years before her Olympic victory, she had already become European champion together with the Dutch 4 x 100 meter relay in Oslo .
Web links
- Nettie Witziers-Timmer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Witziers-Timmer, Nettie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Timmer, Jeanette; Witziers-Timmer, Jeanette Josephina Maria |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 2005 |
Place of death | Amsterdam |