Petronella Veronica Maria "Nel" Zwier (29 August 1936 – 8 October 2001) was a Dutch high jumper. She competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and finished in ninth place. In 1959 she won the

Amateur Athletic Association of England The Amateur Athletic Association of England or AAA (pronounced 'three As') is the oldest national governing body for athletics in the world, having been established on 24 April 1880. Historically it effectively oversaw athletics throughout Britai ...

title with a jump of 1.65 m.

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1936 births 2001 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Dutch female high jumpers Olympic athletes for the Netherlands People from Enkhuizen Athletes from North Holland {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub