Grietje de Jongh

Grietje "Gré" de Jongh (2 November 1924 – 6 February 2002) was a Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics in four events in total: 100 m, 200 m (twice) and 4 × 100 m relay and finished in sixth place in the relay.[1] She won a silver medal in this event at the 1950 European Athletics Championships.

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Jongh, not Jongh.
Grietje de Jongh
Nel Büch, Grietje de Jongh, Fanny Blankers-Koen and Ina van Vooren in 1950
Personal information
Born2 November 1924
Oostzaan, the Netherlands
Died6 February 2002 (aged 77)
Sport
SportSprint
ClubAV Zaanland, Zaandam, Sagitta, Amsterdam
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1950 Brussels4×100 m

References
  1. Gré de Jongh Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com

Grietje de Jongh at Olympedia


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