Eva Lubbers (; born 6 February 1992) is a Dutch

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

Biography

She who competes in the

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and

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with a personal best time of 11.58 seconds at the

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and 23.51 seconds at the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

event. Lubbers won the

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at the

2012 European Athletics Championships The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years. ...

in Helsinki at the

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. She competed at part of the Dutch 4 x 100 m team at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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* * * 1992 births Living people Dutch female sprinters Dutch female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Uithoorn Athletes from North Holland 21st-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub