Herman Johannes Timme (21 July 1933 – 19 December 2022) was a Dutch

decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

. He 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 15th place. Between 1957 and 1967 Timme won more than 20 medals at national championships, but never a national title. He retired from competitions in 1970. Timme died on 19 December 2022, at the age of 89.

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Meerkamp Mannen Periode 1945–1972
atletiekhistorici.nl 1933 births 2022 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Dutch decathletes Dutch male discus throwers Dutch male shot putters Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes from Rotterdam {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub