Ria Stalman
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| Women’s athletics | ||
Competitor for the  Netherlands |
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| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Discus throw |
Maria ("Ria") Geertruida Stalman (born 11 December 1951 in Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands) is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. This earned her the Dutch Sportswoman of the year award the same year.
Her personal best throw was 71.22 metres, achieved in July 1984. That still is the Dutch record.
Stalman went to Arizona State University where she was on the track and field team.
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Ria Stalman
- (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
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| Preceded by Conny van Bentum |
Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1984 |
Succeeded by Bettine Vriesekoop |
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Categories:
- 1951 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Dutch athletes
- Discus throwers
- Living people
- Arizona State Sun Devils athletes
- Olympic athletes of the Netherlands
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- People from Delft
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Dutch athletics biography stubs
