Birth Date: | 1943 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
Height: | 1.62m (05.31feet) |
Weight: | 53kg (117lb) |
Sport: | Sprint |
Club: | De Bataven, Leiden |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Geertruida Leonie Hennipman-Cruiming (better known as Truus Hennipman; 15 June 1943 – 17 August 2024) was a Dutch sprinter. She was part of the Dutch 4×100 m relay team that finished in fourth place at the 1968 Summer Olympics, equaling the world record in the heats. Individually, she failed to reach the finals in the 100 m and 200 m events. Her personal bests are 11.59 seconds in the 100 m and 23.43 seconds in the 200 m, both achieved in 1968.
Hennipman died on 17 August 2024, at the age of 81.[1]