Thea Belmer
| Thea Belmer | |||||||||||||||
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 Belmer (right) with her team mates at the World Championships in 1966 in Dortmund. | |||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1941 Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Wormer | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||
| Club | KDO Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
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Thea Belmer (born 1941, Amsterdam) is a former artistic gymnast.
Belmer had her most successful year in 1963, when in April she won a gold medal on uneven bars and a silver medal on vault at the 1963 European Championships and in December won the national championships.[1] At the world championships in Dortmund in 1966, she was a member of the Dutch team, that came in 14th of 22 teams.
Belmer married Piet Uijtendaal on 9 December 1966 in Amsterdam, after which she retired from competitive gymnastics and moved to live in Wormer.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Dutch Champions, Women all, results at gymmedia.com.
- Picture of Belmer at the 1963 Dutch Championships at the ANP Historical Archives.
- Nationale turntitel voor Thea Belmer in the Leidsche Dagblad, 9 December 1963.
- Farid, Gigi. "Eight Most Successful Countries On Uneven Bars At European Championships". wogymnast.com. April 19, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2016. - ^ Turnhuwelijk Thea Belmer en de heer Uytendaal te Amsterdam at the Nationaal Archief website
- Thea Belmer stopt met turnen in the Nieuwe Schiedamsche Courant of 25 November 1966.
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