Ilja Keizer (née Laman; born 26 February 1944) is a retired middle-distance runner from the Netherlands. She competed at the

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

and

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in the

800 m The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

and

1500 m The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

, respectively, and finished in sixth place in 1972. In 1970 and 1972, Keizer-Laman was selected as the Dutch female athlete of the year. Her personal bests were 2:02.2 in the 800 m (1968) and 4:05.13 in the 1500 m (1972).

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1944 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Dutch female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Velsen Athletes from North Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub