Nelli Cooman

Cornelli "Nelli" Antoinette Hariëtte Cooman (born 6 June 1964) is a former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin. At the 60 metres, she is two-time World indoor champion, six-time European indoor champion and former world record holder, running 7.00 secs in 1986. She also won 19 national titles.

6.19 Ottawa, Canada 31 January 1987

6.65 New York City, United States 30 January 1987

7.00 Madrid, Spain 23 February 1986

11.08 Stuttgart, Germany 27 August 1986 11.08 Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988 International competitions

Trivia Since 1997, the Nelli Cooman Games are organised in the city of Stadskanaal. At first, these games were only for youth-category competitors, but they grew to be a national A-status KNAU (Royal Dutch Athletics Federation) event. Cooman is the honorary chairwoman of this event.