Sport Canoe racing Weight 70 kg Height 1.67 m | Role Olympic athlete Name Mieke Jaapies | |
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Born 7 August 1943 (age 80) ( 1943-08-07 ) Wormerveer, the Netherlands Olympic medals Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres | ||
Marie ("Mieke") Jaapies (born 7 August 1943) is a Dutch sprint canoer. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in 500 m singles and 500 m doubles. She won a silver medal in the singles in 1972 and finished in 6th-8th place in other three events.
Jaapies also won two silver medals in the K-1 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1970 and 1971.
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