Xenia Stad-de Jong

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Xenia Stad-de Jong
Xenia Stad-de Jong in 2004
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London 4x100 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1950 Brussels 4×100 m relay

Xenia Stad-de Jong (4 March 1922 – 3 April 2012) was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events.

Born in

Netty Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs and Fanny Blankers-Koen.[1] She took part in the individual 100 metres event, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[2]

In 1950, she won another medal with the Dutch relay team when they finished second at the

1950 European Championships.[3]
She ran in the individual 100 m at the championships as well.

Stad-de Jong died in the Dutch city of Zoetermeer in 2012, aged 90.[4]

References

  1. ^ databaseolympics.com Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Xenia Stade de Jong profile, Sports-Reference.com; retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ^ Stad-de Jong, Olympic gold medallist, passes away, IAA.org; retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ Former Olympic champion and European medallist Xenia Stad-de Jong passes away Archived April 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, european-athletics.org; accessed 15 March 2016.


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