Netti Witziers-Timmer Explained

Birth Date:22 July 1923
Birth Place:Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Death Date:25 January 2005 (aged 81)
Death Place:Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sport:Sprint running
Club:Zeeburg, Amsterdam
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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 January 25, 2005. She was 81 at the time of her death.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/nettie-witziers-timmer-1.html Netti Witziers-Timmer
  2. "1948 Olympic Relay gold medallist dies", in "General News". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), January 26, 2005.