Nienke Timmer

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| nationality = Dutch

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| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

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| country = Netherlands

| sport = Para-athletics

| disability = Cerebral palsy

| disability_class = T35

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Nienke Timmer ({{IPA|nl|ˈniŋkə ˈtɪmər|pron}}; born 10 February 1998){{Cite web |title=2015 IPC Athletics World Championships Results Book |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/151109135241427_2015_11_09_ResultBook_WC_IPC_Doha_London_2015_v3.pdf |access-date=19 June 2021 |website=World Para Athletics}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1706253-timmer-nienke.htm |title=TIMMER Nienke |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828153020/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1706253-timmer-nienke.htm |archive-date=28 August 2021 |quote=Date of Birth: 10 Feb 1998 / Sport Class: T35 / Place of birth: ROTTERDAM}} is a Dutch Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. She competes in 100 and 200 metres sprinting events for T35-classified athletes. She won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T35 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.{{Cite news |date=10 November 2019 |title=Timmer pakt brons op 100 meter bij WK para-atletiek |work=NOS |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2309859-timmer-pakt-brons-op-100-meter-bij-wk-para-atletiek |access-date=19 June 2021 |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=10 November 2019 |title=WK Dubai – dag 4: Brons voor Nienke Timmer! |work=Atletiek.nl |url=https://www.atletiek.nl/nieuws/wk-dubai-dag-4-brons-voor-nienke-timmer |access-date=19 June 2021 |language=nl}} She is also a three-time silver medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships.

Career

In 2014, she finished in 4th place in both the women's 100 metres T35 and women's 200 metres T35 events at the IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, United Kingdom. In 2015, she competed in the women's 100 metres T35 and women's 200 metres T35 events at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar.{{Cite news |last=Pavitt |first=Michael |date=11 September 2015 |title=Marlou van Rhijn to lead largest ever Dutch squad at IPC Athletics World Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1030092/marlou-van-rhijn-to-lead-largest-ever-dutch-squad-for-ipc-athletics-world-championships |access-date=19 June 2021}}{{Cite news |date=24 October 2015 |title=Paralympiër Van Rhijn prolongeert wereldtitel 200 meter |language=nl |work=NOS |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/4818/artikel/2064791-paralympier-van-rhijn-prolongeert-wereldtitel-200-meter |access-date=19 June 2021}} In 2018, she won the silver medal in both the women's 100 metres T35 and women's 200 metres T35 events at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany.

In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T35 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T35 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.{{Cite news |date=3 June 2021 |title=Succesvolle Nederlandse ploeg wint 23 medailles op de EK Para Atletiek |language=nl |work=Hardloopnetwerk |url=https://hardloopnetwerk.nl/nederland-met-19-atleten-naar-de-ek-para-atletiek/ |access-date=25 June 2021}}

She represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 100 metres T35 and women's 200 metres T35 events.{{Cite news |date=27 August 2022 |title=Wekdienst Tokio: zilver en brons voor baanwielrensters, tennissers van start |language=nl |work=NOS |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13872/artikel/2395305-wekdienst-tokio-zilver-en-brons-voor-baanwielrensters-tennissers-van-start |access-date=21 January 2022}}{{Cite news |date=29 August 2021 |title=Terugblik Tokio: net geen goud voor dressuurteam, Van Zon in derde finale op rij |language=nl |work=NOS |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13872/artikel/2395625-terugblik-tokio-net-geen-goud-voor-dressuurteam-van-zon-in-derde-finale-op-rij |access-date=21 January 2022}}

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{NED}}
rowspan=2 \| 2018 \| rowspan=2 \| European Championships \| rowspan=2 \| Berlin, Germany \| bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \| 100 metres \| 16.05
bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \| 200 metres \| 34.79
2019 \| World Championships \| Dubai, United Arab Emirates \| bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \| 100 metres \| 15.48
2021 \| European Championships \| Bydgoszcz, Poland \| bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \| 100 metres \| 15.60

colspan="6"|Representing {{NED}}

rowspan=2 | 2018

| rowspan=2 | European Championships

| rowspan=2 | Berlin, Germany

| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

| 100 metres

| 16.05

bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

| 200 metres

| 34.79

2019

| World Championships