Mia Gommers
 Mia Gommers in 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 September 1939 Stein, Limburg, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Unitas, Sittard | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maria ("Mia") Francisca Philomena Hoogakker-Gommers (born 26 September 1939) is a retired
Anne Smith, who set the record in June of that year, by almost two seconds.[1]
Gommers competed for The Netherlands in the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 800 metres, where she won the bronze medal.[2]
On 14 June 1969 she also broke Smith's
Jaroslava Jehlickova. In 1969 she was chosen the Dutch female sportsperson of the year
.
References
- ^ World record progression at athletix.org
- ^ Mia Gommers. sports-reference.com
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