Marie ("Mieke") Jaapies (born 7 August 1943) is a Dutch
sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
. 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 500 m singles and 500 m doubles. She won a silver medal in the singles in 1972 and finished in 6th-8th place in other three events.
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Jaapies also won two silver medals in the K-1 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in ]1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
and 1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
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References
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Dutch Olympic Committee profile
1943 births
Living people
Dutch female canoeists
Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in canoeing
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Zaanstad
20th-century Dutch women
21st-century Dutch women
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