Marianne Timmer

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Medal record
Women’s speed skating
Olympic Games
Gold 1998 Nagano 1000 m
Gold 1998 Nagano 1500 m
Gold 2006 Turin 1000 m
World Championships
Gold 1997 Warsaw 1000 m
Gold 1999 Heerenveen 1000 m
Gold 2004 Nagano Sprint
Silver 2000 Nagano 1000 m
Silver 2004 Seoul 1000 m
Bronze 2000 Seoul Sprint
Bronze 1997 Warsaw 1500 m
Bronze 1999 Heerenveen 500 m

Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer (born October 3, 1974 in Sappemeer) is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the so-called middle distances (1000 and 1500 m). At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events. In 1999 she won the 1000 m in the World Single Distance Championships and in 2004 she became the world champion sprint. In 2006, she won the 1000 m in the Olympic Games in Turin. This made her the first skater from The Netherlands to win a gold medal at two different Winter Games.

She is engaged to Henk Timmer, the goalkeeper of Dutch soccer club Feyenoord Rotterdam. Although they share their surname they are not otherwise related. She was previously married to her former coach Peter Mueller.

Personal records
Women's speed skating
Distance Time Date Location Notes
500 m 37.87 2002-02-17 Salt Lake City
1000 m 1.14.45 2002-02-17 Salt Lake City
1500 m 1.57.58 1998-02-16 Nagano
3000 m 4.15.76 2001-02-21 Calgary
5000 m 7.53.32 1994-03-17 Heerenveen

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Olympic champions in women's 1000 m speed skating
1960: Klara Guseva  | 1964: Lidia Skoblikova | 1968: Carry Geijssen | 1972: Monika Pflug | 1976: Tatyana Averina | 1980: Natalya Petruseva | 1984: Karin Enke | 1988: Christa Luding | 1992: Bonnie Blair | 1994: Bonnie Blair | 1998: Marianne Timmer | 2002: Chris Witty | 2006: Marianne Timmer 


Olympic champions in women's 1500 m speed skating
1960: Lidia Skoblikova  | 1964: Lidia Skoblikova | 1968: Kaija Mustonen | 1972: Dianne Holum | 1976: Galina Stepanskaya | 1980: Annie Borckink | 1984: Karin Enke | 1988: Yvonne van Gennip | 1992: Jacqueline Börner | 1994: Emese Hunyady | 1998: Marianne Timmer | 2002: Anni Friesinger | 2006: Cindy Klassen 


Preceded by
Tonny de Jong		 Dutch Sportswoman of the Year
1998		 Succeeded by
Leontien van Moorsel




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