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Hermina Johanna van der Hoeven-Jansen is a retired sprinter from the Netherlands. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, she finished second in the 400 m in the semifinal, setting her career record at 52.69 seconds. However, she slowed down to 53.0 s in the final and finished last. The same year she won the Amateur Athletic Association of England Championships in the same event.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hermina Geyser Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
