deaths
January 25, 2005
Netti Witziers-Timmer, Dutch runner (born 1923)
Netti Witziers-Timmer
Jeannette Josephina Maria "Netti" Witziers-Timmer 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 in that all its members were married and had children.