Maggeltje (Martha or Martje) Martini-Adema (16 August 1922 Amsterdam – 18 October 2007 Hoofddorp) was a Dutch athlete who specialized in sprinting. She was named Dutch Athlete of the Year.

Career

Martha Adema was one of four relay runners who won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres, at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo, with Nettie Timmer , Gerda Koudijs and Fanny Blankers-Koen [1].[2][3][4]

In 1941, Adema ran her personal best time of 12.2 seconds in the 100 metres . For comparison: at that time the Dutch record was 11.9 and was held by Fanny Koen. In 1946 she again came close to her personal best time with 12.3, although that performance was altered by a tailwind.

Martha Adema was affiliated with the Zeeburg Amsterdam Athletics and Gymnastics Association , for which she won several Dutch relay championships in both the 4 x 100 metres, and the 10 x 100 metres. She never won an individual gold medal at national level, although some athletics experts are convinced that the 100 meter title which was attributed to her twin sister Janny in 1941, must in reality have been won by Martha. Moreover, the two sprinting sisters were often confused with each other.

She was married to Arnold Martini , who has been a member of the Senate and mayor . Martha Martini-Adema died at the age of 85, and was cremated in Haarlem on 24 October 2007.

Further reading

  • Blankers, J. , Haitsma, J. and Moerman, J. (1951) Golden book of the KNAU, Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary. NV Drukkerij Joh. Mulder
  • Heere, A. and Kappenburg, B. (2000) 1870 – 2000, 130 years of athletics in the Netherlands Groenevelt bv ISBN 90 90 12867 0
  • Kooman, K. (2003) A queen with man's legs LJ Veen ISBN 90 204 0820 8
  • Archive KNAU (2007)
  • Brant, J. and Waśko, J. (2010) World Women's Athletics 100 Best Performers Year List 1926-1962 ABACUS - Zamość ISBN 978 83 61882 40 4
  • Dries, H. (2014) History of the Dutch BAAN records from 16-10-1886 to 31-10-2013 Athletics Union

References

  1. ↑ "Jeannette Josephina Maria WITZIERS-TIMMER". olympics.com.
  2. ↑ "TODOS LOS MEDALLISTAS DE LOS CAMPEONATOS DE EUROPA" (PDF). www.rfea.es. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Martha Adema (Atletiek) : Palmares en uitslagen". www.sportuitslagen.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ↑ Buuren, Wilfred van (2012-04-24). Hollands goud: alle olympische kampioenen (in Dutch). Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V. ISBN 978-94-6023-174-2.
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