Herman Timme
{{Short description|Dutch decathlete (1933–2022)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1933|07|21}}
| birth_place = Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2022|12|19|1933|07|21}}
| death_place = Maastricht, the Netherlands
| height = 1.89 m
| weight = {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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| sport = Athletics
| club = Kimbria, Maastricht
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Herman Johannes Timme (21 July 1933 – 19 December 2022) was a Dutch decathlete. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished in 15th place. Between 1957 and 1967, he won more than 20 medals at national championships, but never a national title. He retired from competitions in 1970.
Timme died on 19 December 2022, at the age of 89.{{Cite web |title=Maastrichtenaar en oud-olympiër Herman Timme overleden |url=https://rtvmaastricht.nl/nieuws/artikel/maastrichtse-oud-olympier-herman-timme-overleden |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=RTV Maastricht |date=23 December 2022 |language=nl}}
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External links
- [http://www.atletiekhistorici.nl/programpic1945-1972/picmenmeerkamp1945-1972.html Meerkamp Mannen Periode 1945–1972]. atletiekhistorici.nl
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Dutch male discus throwers
Category:Dutch male shot putters
Category:Olympic athletes for the Netherlands
Category:Athletes from Rotterdam
Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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