Jacoba Cornelia "Co" Stelma (2 July 1907 – 30 August 1987) was a Dutch

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. She won the gold medal as a member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

. She was born in

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

and died in

Brielle Brielle (), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mouth of the New Maas. The for ...

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1907 births 1987 deaths Dutch female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the Netherlands Gymnasts at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from The Hague Olympic medalists in gymnastics International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub