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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

Mia Gommers in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1939-09-26) 26 September 1939 (age 83) Stein, Limburg, the Netherlands
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Unitas, Sittard
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 800 m European Championships 1969 Athens 1500 m

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 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.

References

Records
Preceded by Anne Smith	Women's 1500 m world record holder 24 October 1967 – 2 July 1969	Succeeded by Paola Pigni
	Women's mile world record holder 14 June 1969 – 20 August 1971	Succeeded by Ellen Tittel
Awards
Preceded by Ada Kok	Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1969	Succeeded by Atje Keulen-Deelstra

На других языках

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- [en] Mia Gommers

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[fr] Maria Gommers

Maria Francisca Philomena "Mia" Hoogakker-Gommers, née le 26 septembre 1939 à Stein, est une ancienne athlète néerlandaise.

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[it] Mia Gommers

Maria Francisca Philomena Gommers, meglio nota come Mia Gommers (Stein, 26 settembre 1939), è un'ex mezzofondista olandese, detentrice del record del mondo sui 1500 metri piani dal 24 ottobre 1967 al 2 luglio 1969 e di quello sul miglio dal 14 giugno 1969 al 20 agosto 1971.

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