Nienke Timmer
Dutch Paralympic athlete (born 1998)
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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
In 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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Netherlands | |||||
| 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 |