Nel Fritz

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Nel Fritz
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Nel Fritz in 1961
Personal information
Born (1937-06-04) 4 June 1937 (age 86)
Vlissingen, the Netherlands
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics
ClubVTV, Vlissingen

Pieternella "Nel" Fritz (later Zandee; born 4 June 1937) is a retired Dutch gymnast. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in 14th place with the Dutch team. Her best individual result was 68th place on the balance beam. [1]

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References

  1. Nel Fritz. sports-reference.com