Amelia Antonia Josepha Hinten (26 August 1942 – 26 April 2021) was a Dutch athlete. She competed at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

in the

pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) ( gr, πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of t ...

and finished in 14th place. After marrying W. Louer on 22 April 1966 she changed her name to Lia Louer and won a silver medal in the 400 m at the

1967 European Indoor Games The 1967 European Indoor Games were held at Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic) from 11 March to 12 March 1967. The track used for the championships was 150 metres long. Medal summary Men Women Medal table P ...

. Lia Hinten and Fanny Blankers-Koen 1962.jpg, Lia Hinten is congratulated by Fanny Blankers-Koen with winning the national 80 m hurdles title on 12 August 1962 Mary Rand, Lia Hinten, Pat Pryce 1964.jpg, Mary Rand, Lia Hinten and

Pat Pryce Patricia Anne "Pat" Pryce (née Nutting; born 4 January 1942) is a retired English hurdler. Athletics career She competed in the 80 metres hurdles event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1968 Summer ...

during an 80 m hurdles run on 6 September 1964 Lia Hinten and W. Louer 1966.jpg, Lia Hinten marrying W. Louer on 22 April 1966 Lia Hinten 2.1.jpg, Lia Hinten in 2010

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1942 births 2021 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Dutch female hurdlers Dutch pentathletes Dutch female sprinters Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Tilburg 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub