Martha Grossenbacher (née Martha Derby; born 31 August 1959) is a retired athlete who specialised in sprinting events.[3] She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well one indoor and one outdoor World Championships.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1959 Paramaribo, Suriname[1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m |
| Club | TV Unterstrass |
Grossenbacher-Derby was born in Suriname and moved to the Netherlands at the age of 14. She only joined an athletics club in 1978, but by the next year she was already a member of the Dutch national team. At a meet in Portugal she met the Swiss javelin thrower Fred Grossenbacher, whom she married in March 1986. After the European championships of that year she moved to Wimmis in Switzerland and from that point on competed for Switzerland.[1]
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands
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| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 19th (h) | 100 m | 11.65 |
| 14th (sf) | 200 m | 23.81 | |||
| 7th | 4x100 m relay | 44.38 | |||
Representing  Switzerland
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| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 12th (sf) | 60 m | 7.44 |
| World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 12th (sf) | 60 m | 7.54 | |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 8th | 60 m | 7.42 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 53.57 |
| 6th | 4x400 m relay | 3:29.94 | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 24th (h) | 400 m | 53.771 |
| 9th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:30.32 | |||
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 7th | 60 m | 7.40 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:31.26 | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 19th (h) | 60 m | 7.53 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 4x400 m relay | 3:28.78 | |
1Did not start in the quarterfinals
Personal bests edit
[4] Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.65 (-1.4 m/s, Stuttgart 1986)
- 200 metres – 23.67 (-1.7 m/s, Stuttgart 1986)
- 400 metres – 52.19 (St. Gallen 1989)
Indoor
References edit
- ^ a b Rob Langeveld, Ex-agente jaagt op Nelli Cooman, Leidsche Courant, 16 Februari 1989.
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Martha Grossenbacher at World Athletics
- ^ All-Athletics profile
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