Maria ("Mia") Francisca Philomena Hoogakker-Gommers (born 26 September 1939) is a retired Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She was the second female world record-holder over 1500 metres in October 1967 at Sittard (The Netherlands), breaking the record of Anne Smith, who set the record in June of that year, by almost two seconds.[1]
Mia Gommers in 1969
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| Born | (1939-09-26) 26 September 1939 (age 84) Stein, Limburg, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | Unitas, Sittard |
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Gommers competed for The Netherlands in the 1968 Olympics 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. At the 1969 European Championships in AthleticsinAthens 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.
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| Preceded by | Women's 1500 m world record holder 24 October 1967 – 2 July 1969 |
Succeeded by |
| Women's mile world record holder 14 June 1969 – 20 August 1971 |
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| Preceded by | KNAU Cup 1967, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1969 |
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