Margaretha Maria "Gretha" Tromp (born 21 February 1964) is a retired

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sprinter and

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. She competed at the

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in the

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, 400 m hurdles and 4×100 metres relay, but failed to reach the final in any event. She won two medals at the 1991 Summer Universiade.

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* 1964 births Living people Dutch female hurdlers Dutch female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Netherlands People from Heerhugowaard World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for the Netherlands Universiade silver medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from North Holland 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub