Mia Gommers
Dutch athletics competitor
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Maria ("Mia") Francisca Philomena Hoogakker-Gommers (born 26 September 1939) is a Dutch retired athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres and competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Mia Gommers in 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 September 1939 Stein, Limburg, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Unitas, Sittard | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Gommers was the second female world record-holder over 1500 metres in October 1967 at Sittard, Netherlands, breaking the record of Anne Smith, who set the record in June of that year, by almost two seconds.[1]
Gommers competed for the Netherlands at the 1968 Olympics Games 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 world record on the mile in an event in Leicester, England. One month later she won the British WAAA Championships title in the 1500 metres event at the 1969 WAAA Championships.[3][4][5]
At the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens on 20 September 1969, she ran below Paola Pigni's new 1500 m record, but was beaten to the finish by Jaroslava Jehlickova.
In 1969 she was chosen the Dutch female sportsperson of the year.[6]
