Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs

Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs in 1948
Personal information
Born(1923-10-29)29 October 1923
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died19 March 2015(2015-03-19) (aged 91)
Almelo, Netherlands
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubVictoria, Rotterdam
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London 4×100 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1946 Oslo 4×100 m
Gold medal – first place 1946 Oslo Long jump

Gerda Johanna Marie van der Kade-Koudijs, née Koudijs, (29 October 1923 – 19 March 2015) was a Dutch athlete who competed at the 1948 Olympics.[1] She won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with Xenia Stad-de Jong, Netti Witziers-Timmer, and Fanny Blankers-Koen, she finished fourth in the long jump and was eliminated in a heat of the 80 m hurdles. Two years earlier she won European titles in the 4 × 100 m relay and long jump and finished sixth in the individual 100 m race.[2]

References

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