Xenia Stad-de Jong
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's athletics | |||
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| Gold | 1948 London | 4x100 m relay | |
Xenia Stad-de Jong (born March 4, 1922) is a former Dutch athlete.
Born Xenia de Jong in Semarang (former Dutch East Indies), her greatest success was winning the gold medal as the first runner in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics, together with Netty Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs and Fanny Blankers-Koen.[1] She also took part in the individual 100 meter 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.
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