Mieke Jaapies
Canoe racer
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| Intro | Canoe racer | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| is | Kayaker | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 7 August 1943, Wormerveer, Netherlands | |
| Age | 81 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Marie ("Mieke") Jaapies (born 7 August 1943) is a Dutch sprint canoer. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in 500 m singles and 500 m doubles. She won a silver medal in the singles in 1972 and finished in 6th-8th place in other three events.
Jaapies also won two silver medals in the K-1 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1970 and 1971.