Mirna van der Hoeven

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Hoeven, not Hoeven.
Mirna van der Hoeven
Personal information
Born (1948-05-08) 8 May 1948 (age 76)
The Hague, the Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
ClubOlympia '48, Den Haag

Hermina Johanna van der Hoeven-Jansen (better known as Mirna van der Hoeven, born 8 May 1948) is a retired sprinter from the Netherlands. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, she finished second in the 400 m in the semifinal, setting her career record at 52.69 seconds. However, she slowed down to 53.0 s in the final and finished last.[1] The same year she won the Amateur Athletic Association of England Championships in the same event.[2]

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