Johanna "Jannie" van Eyck-Vos (19 January 1936 – 16 June 2020)Jannie van Eyck-Vos
/ref> was a Dutch track and field 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 800 m event but failed to reach the final despite setting a personal record. She started as a

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er and won a national title in 1956, but then changed to middle-distance running and won another title, in 1966, in the 800 m.

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1936 births 2020 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Dutch female javelin throwers Dutch female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Hilversum 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub