Truus Hennipman

Truus Hennipman
Hennipman in 1966
Personal information
Born(1943-06-15)15 June 1943
Amsterdam, German-occupied Netherlands
Died17 August 2024(2024-08-17) (aged 81)
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportSprint
ClubDe Bataven, Leiden

Geertruida Leonie Hennipman-Cruiming (better known as Truus Hennipman; 15 June 1943 – 17 August 2024) was a Dutch sprinter. She was part of the Dutch 4×100 m relay team that finished in fourth place at the 1968 Summer Olympics, equaling the world record in the heats. Individually, she failed to reach the finals in the 100 m and 200 m events. Her personal bests are 11.59 seconds in the 100 m and 23.43 seconds in the 200 m, both achieved in 1968.[1]

Hennipman died on 17 August 2024, at the age of 81.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference r1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Oud-Olympiër Truus Hennipman overleden". Atletiekunie (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2024.