Jan Lammers (athlete)

Jan Lammers

Jan Lammers in 2008
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1926-09-30)30 September 1926 Drachten, Friesland, Netherlands
Died	1 September 2011(2011-09-01) (aged 84)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100m, 200m, 4×100m
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands European Championships 1950 Brussels 200 m

Jan Lammers (30 September 1926 – 1 September 2011^[1][2]) was a Dutch sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events at the 1948 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth place in the relay.^[3]

As a teenager Lammers trained in gymnastics and changed to athletics only after World War II. At the 1946 European Athletics Championships he was part of the Dutch 4 × 100 m team (with Jo Zwaan, Gabe Scholten and ) that finished in fourth place. In 1948 he won his first Dutch title, in the 200 m. Two years later, he won two national sprint titles and a bronze medal in the 200 m event at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. He was preparing for the 1952 Summer Olympics, but tore a muscle. The same year he got married, retired from competitions and later worked as a garage keeper.^[3]

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Netherlands
1948	Olympics	London, England	4th, Qtr 1	200 m

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