Nienke Timmer (pronounced [ˈniŋkə ˈtɪmər]; born 10 February 1998)[1][2] is a Dutch Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. She competes in 100 and 200 metres sprinting events for T35-classified athletes. She won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T35 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3][4] She is also a three-time silver medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships.
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1998 Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editIn 2014, she finished in 4th place in both the women's 100 metres T35 and women's 200 metres T35 events at the IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, United Kingdom. In 2015, she competed in the women's 100 metres T35 and women's 200 metres T35 events at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[1][5][6] In 2018, she won the silver medal in both the women's 100 metres T35 and women's 200 metres T35 events at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany.
In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T35 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T35 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[7]
She represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 100 metres T35 and women's 200 metres T35 events.[8][9]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Netherlands
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| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 100 metres | 16.05 |
| 2nd | 200 metres | 34.79 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | 100 metres | 15.48 |
| 2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 100 metres | 15.60 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2015 IPC Athletics World Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Para Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "TIMMER Nienke". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021.
Date of Birth: 10 Feb 1998 / Sport Class: T35 / Place of birth: ROTTERDAM
- ^ "Timmer pakt brons op 100 meter bij WK para-atletiek". NOS (in Dutch). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "WK Dubai – dag 4: Brons voor Nienke Timmer!". Atletiek.nl (in Dutch). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (11 September 2015). "Marlou van Rhijn to lead largest ever Dutch squad at IPC Athletics World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Paralympiër Van Rhijn prolongeert wereldtitel 200 meter". NOS (in Dutch). 24 October 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Succesvolle Nederlandse ploeg wint 23 medailles op de EK Para Atletiek". Hardloopnetwerk (in Dutch). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Wekdienst Tokio: zilver en brons voor baanwielrensters, tennissers van start". NOS (in Dutch). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Terugblik Tokio: net geen goud voor dressuurteam, Van Zon in derde finale op rij". NOS (in Dutch). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links
edit- Nienke Timmer at the International Paralympic Committee
- Nienke Timmer at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)