Country Netherlands Height 1.74 m Role Speed Skater | Name Marianne Timmer Sport Speed skating Weight 63 kg | |
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Marianne timmer 1500m nagano 1998
Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer (born 3 October 1974 in Sappemeer) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands specializing in the middle distances (1000 and 1500 m). At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.
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- Marianne timmer 1500m nagano 1998
- Marianne timmer with slc 2
- Personal life
- Speed skating career
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Marianne timmer with slc 2
Personal life
She is married to ex-goalkeeper Henk Timmer. She was previously married to her former coach Peter Mueller.
Speed skating career
In 1999 she won the 1000 m in the World Single Distance Championships and in 2004 became world champion in the sprint. In 2006, she won the 1000 m in the Olympic Games in Turin. This made her the first skater from the Netherlands to win a gold medal at two different Winter Games.
On 13 November 2009, at a World Cup speedskating event in Heerenveen, Netherlands, Timmer sustained breaks in her heel bone when she crashed after Chinese skater Yu Jing fell in front of her during a 500-meter race. Because of the crash, Timmer did not defend her Olympic title in the Vancouver Olympics in February 2010.