About Netti Witziers-Timmer
Lived 1923 – 2005 (aged 81). Netti Witziers-Timmer was a Dutch sprinter and athletics competitor.
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.
Biography Witziers-Timmer died on 25 January 2005. She was 81 at the time of her death.
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Who was Netti Witziers-Timmer?
Dutch sprinter (1923-2005)
When was Netti Witziers-Timmer born?
Netti Witziers-Timmer was born on 22 July 1923 in Amsterdam.
When did Netti Witziers-Timmer die?
Netti Witziers-Timmer died on 25 January 2005 in Amsterdam.
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Netti Witziers-Timmer was a sprinter and athletics competitor.
What nationality was Netti Witziers-Timmer?
Netti Witziers-Timmer was Dutch.
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