Marjon Wijnsma
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Marjon Wijnsma (born 18 July 1965 in
Giekerk Gytsjerk ( nl, Giekerk) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,300 in 2018. History The village was first mentioned in 1439 as Gheszerka, and means "church of Gye (person)". ...
) is a retired Dutch heptathlete. She competed in the
long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
as well. She is a four-times national champion in this discipline, whereas in the heptathlon she became Dutch champion only once. Her personal best score was 6213 points, achieved in May 1988 in
Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,World women's all-time best heptathlon (updated 2001)
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1965 births Living people Dutch heptathletes Dutch female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Netherlands People from Tytsjerksteradiel Sportspeople from Friesland 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub