Nienke Timmer

Nienke Timmer (pronounced [ˈniŋkə ˈtɪmər]; born 10 February 1998)^[1][2] 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.^[3][4] She is also a three-time silver medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships.

Nienke Timmer

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 27) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Cerebral palsy
Disability class	T35
Events	100 metres 200 metres
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing  Netherlands World Championships 2019 Dubai 100 m T35 European Championships 2018 Berlin 100 m T35 2018 Berlin 200 m T35 2021 Bydgoszcz 100 m T35

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.^[1][5][6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Netherlands
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	100 metres	16.05
			2nd	200 metres	34.79
2019	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	100 metres	15.48
2021	European Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	100 metres	15.60