Xenia Stad-de Jong (4 March 1922 – 3 April 2012) was a Dutch

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athlete who competed in

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ing events. Born in

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in the former

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(

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), her greatest success was winning the

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as the first runner in the

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at the

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, together with

Netty Witziers-Timmer Jeannette Josephina Maria "Netti" Witziers-Timmer (née ''Timmer'', 22 July 1923 – 25 January 2005) was a Dutch sprinter. In 1944 she was a member of the Dutch teams that set world records in the 4 × 110 yard and 4 × 200 m relays. Two ye ...

Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Gerda Johanna Marie van der Kade-Koudijs (29 October 1923 – 19 March 2015) was a Dutch athlete who competed at the 1948 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with Xenia Stad-de Jong, Netti Witziers-Timmer, and Fanny Blank ...

and

Fanny Blankers-Koen Francina Elsje "Fanny" Blankers-Koen (; 26 April 191825 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning ...

. She took part in the individual

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event, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals. In 1950, she won another medal with the Dutch relay team when they finished second at the 1950 European Championships. She ran in the individual 100 m at the championships as well. Stad-de Jong died in the Dutch city of

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in 2012, aged 90.Former Olympic champion and European medallist Xenia Stad-de Jong passes away
, european-athletics.org; accessed 15 March 2016.

References

1922 births 2012 deaths Dutch female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Semarang Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub