Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer (born 3 October 1974) is a Dutch former speed skater specializing in the middle distances (1000 and 1500 m). At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.
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| Born | 3 October 1974 Sappemeer, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Peter Mueller (divorced) Henk Timmer (separated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Speed skating career
editIn 1999 she won the 1000 m in the World Single Distance Championships and in 2004 became world champion in the sprint. In 2006, she won the 1000 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. This made her the first skater from the Netherlands to win a gold medal at two different Winter Games.
Timmer broke through at the Junior World Championship in 1994, winning bronze. She began to specialize in the shorter distances.
Nagano 1998
editTimmer won gold in the 1000 and 1500 meter races during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, beating Chris Witty in the 1000m and Gunda Niemann in the 1500m.
Salt Lake City 2002
editAt the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Timmer finished 8th in the 500m, fourth in the 1000m, and 21st in the 1500m.
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Nagano 2004
editOn 18 January 2004, Timmer became the first Dutch woman to win a World Sprint Speed Skating Championship. Though she did not win any individual distances (she got three third and one fourth place), she was the most consistent athlete and won the overall championship.
Turin 2006
editAt the Dutch championships, Timmer qualified for the 500m and 1000m events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was disqualified after a false start in the 500m race, but a week later she surprisingly won gold in the 1000m, beating out favorites Cindy Klassen and Anni Friesinger by a very slim margin. This result qualified her for the 1500m, where she finished 14th.
2008/2009 season
editIn January 2008, Timmer announced she wished to extend her contract with sponsor DSB Bank, until the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,[2] and at the end of February 2008 the contract was signed.[3]
2009/2010 season
editOn 13 November 2009, Timmer broke her heel[4] on the 500m, during a World Cup event in Thialf.[5] She failed to qualify for the Winter Games in Vancouver.[6]
2010/2011 season
editAt the 2011 Dutch Single Distance Championships in Thialf, Timmer got the third-fastest time on the first 500m, but ran into Marrit Leenstra on the second 500m, and fell. The next day, on the 1000m, she did not get farther than tenth place. Because of her first 500m result, she did qualify for the 2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.[citation needed]
She published a biography in 2010, written by Telegraaf journalist Frank Woestenburg.[citation needed]
She withdrew from the Dutch Sprint Championship on 27 December 2010 after a disappointing 500m on the first day.[citation needed] In May 2010 Timmer, Annette Gerritsen, and Margot Boer left the Control team to start their own team, sponsored by Liga, a company manufacturing biscuits and crackers. She stopped skating on 28 December 2010, though she said she would remain involved with Team Liga.[7] Her official goodbye took place during the Tijdens het 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, on 22 January 2011. On that occasion she was named an honorary member of the KNSB.[8]
Records
editPersonal records
edit| Personal records[9] | ||||
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 37.86 | 17 November 2007 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:14.45 | 17 February 2002 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:57.58 | 16 February 1998 | M-Wave, Nagano | World record until beaten by Anni Friesinger on 29 March 1998.[10] |
| 3000 m | 4:15.76 | 21 October 2001 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 7:53.32 | 17 March 1994 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
World records
edit| Distance | Time | Date | Location | |
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| 1500 m | 1:57.58 | 16 February 1998 | M-Wave, Nagano | [10] |
| Small allround | 163.315 | 16 March 1997 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
Tournament summary
edit| Year | Dutch Distance | Dutch Allround | Dutch Sprint |  Olympics |
World Cup | World Distance | World Sprint | World Juniors |
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| 1993 | 27th | |||||||
| 1994 |  1000 m10th 1500 m 11th 3000 m |
26th 500 m 26th 1000 m 39th 1500 m |
23rd | 
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| 1995 | 14th 1500 m | NS4 | 27th 500 m 41st 1000 m 28th 1500 m |
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| 1996 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 4th 3000 m 8th 5000 m |
6th | 6th | 52nd 1000 m 44th 1500 m 32nd 3k/5k |
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| 1997 |  |
8th 500 m 4th 1000 m 6th 1500 m |
4th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m |
6th | ||||
| 1998 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m |
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6th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m |
16th 500 m 7th 1000 m 9th 1500 m |
14th 500 m 8th 1000 m NF 1500 m |
8th | ||
| 1999 | 500 m 1000 m 4th 1500 m 7th 3000 m |
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10th 500 m 7th 1000 m 10th 1500 m |
500 m 1000 m |
4th | |||
| 2000 | 500 m 1000 m 8th 1500 m |
7th | |
11th 500 m 8th 1000 m 18th 1500 m 30th 3k/5k |
10th 500 m 1000 m |
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| 2001 | 500 m 1000 m 7th 1500 m |
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20th 500 m 11th 1000 m 29th 1500 m |
9th 500 m 8th 1000 m |
6th | |||
| 2002 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m |
8th 500 m 4th 1000 m 21st 1500 m |
17th 500 m 9th 1000 m 14th 1500 m |
10th | ||||
| 2003 | 500 m 1000 m 15th 1500 m |
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10th 500 m 4th 1000 m 20th 1500 m |
9th 500 m 4th 1000 m |
8th | |||
| 2004 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m |
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500 m 1000 m 6th 1500 m |
5th 500 m 1000 m 9th 1500 m |
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| 2005 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m |
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7th 500 m 1000 m 15th 1500 m |
10th 500 m 1000 m |
11th | |||
| 2006 | 500 m 1000 m 14th 1500 m |
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DQ 500 m 1000 m 14th 1500 m |
13th 500 m 6th 1000 m |
4th | |||
| 2007 | 500 m 1000 m |
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16th 100 m 14th 500 m 4th 1000 m |
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| 2008 | 500 m 6th 1000 m |
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15th 100 m 6th 500 m 8th 1000 m |
6th 500 m | 5th | |||
| 2009 | 4th 500 m 9th 1000 m |
24th 100 m 15th 500 m 27th 1000 m |
11th 500 m | |||||
| 2010 | 500 m 1000 m |
31st 500 m 24th 1000 m |
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| 2011 | fell 500 m 10th 1000 m |
NS2 |
Personal life
editTimmer was born in Sappemeer. She was previously married to her former coach Peter Mueller. They were married in Las Vegas in 2001, after which he added her to Spaar Select, his skating team, against the wishes of the other skaters, in what a reviewer of his autobiography called a "dominating and intimidating" way. Timmer and Mueller broke up in 2003, and Mueller avenged himself on Timmer in his autobiography.[11] She is married to ex-goalkeeper Henk Timmer.[12] After a fifteen-year relationship and seven years of marriage, the couple split up in 2019.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Marianne Timmer". Eurosport.
- ^ "Timmer gaat door tot Winterspelen 2010" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 21 January 2008.
- ^ "Marianne Timmer en DSB zijn er uit" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 21 February 2008.
- ^ "De carrière van 'ijskoningin' Marianne Timmer". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 16 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Harde Val Marianne Timmer". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Speedskater Timmer Will Miss Games". The New York Times. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Woestenburg, Frank (28 December 2010). "Timmer stopt met schaatsen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Marianne Timmer erelid KNSB" (in Dutch). 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Marianne Timmer". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "World Records". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ Van Oosten, Gijs (13 December 2005). "De biografie van Peter Mueller (Op dun ijs) gaat over een verongelijkte man die het slachtoffer is van roddel en achterklap". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Timmer en Timmer gaan trouwen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 December 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Sportkoppel Marianne en Henk Timmer neemt time-out". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
External links
edit- Marianne Timmer at SkateResults.com
- Photos of Marianne Timmer
- Olympic Medal Winners
- Profile page of Marianne Timmer on Teamliga.nl Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Marianne Timmer at Olympics.com
- Marianne Timmer at Olympic.org (archived)
- Marianne Timmer at NOC*NSF (in Dutch) (English translation)
