| Type | Female |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1936 |
| Ground | Sportpark Olympiaplein |
| Location | Amsterdam |
| Colors | Orange-Blue |
Sagitta was a female athletic club in the Netherlands founded by Jan Blankers in 1936. [1] [2] Integrated with Blauw-Wit into Phanos on 1 January 2000.
Between 1950 and 1954 the 4 × 100 m relay won five national titles. [4] Sagitta athletes participated in Dutch 4 × 100 m relay in several olympic games.
Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning her the nickname "the Flying Housewife", and was the most successful athlete at the event.
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Willem Frederik "Wim" Slijkhuis was a Dutch athlete. During his career that lasted from 1939 to 1954 he was a world's top middle distance runner, excelling in distances from 1500 to 5000 metres.
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The Netherlands competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 149 competitors, 115 men and 34 women, took part in 74 events in 18 sports.
Maureen Angela Jane Dyson was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 80 metres hurdles. She won silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1950 European Athletics Championships, both times losing to Fanny Blankers-Koen. She was coached by Geoff Dyson, whom she married one month after the 1948 Olympics.
Dorothy Gladys Manley was a British sprinter. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, held in London, in the 100 metres where she won the silver medal with a time of 12.2 seconds. She was the first British woman to win an Olympic sprint medal. She was also a medallist in the 1950 British Empire Games, and the 1950 European Athletics Championships.
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Alida de Vries was a Dutch athlete, who finished in fifth position at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 m relay event alongside Kitty ter Braake, Fanny Blankers-Koen and Elisabeth Koning. She was born in Den Helder. She died at the age of 92 in her hometown Amsterdam.
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Grietje "Gré" de Jongh was a Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics in four events in total: 100 m, 200 m (twice) and 4 × 100 m relay and finished in sixth place in the relay. She won a silver medal in this event at the 1950 European Athletics Championships.
Petronella "Nel" Büch was a Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay and finished in sixth place in the relay. Between 1950 and 1954 she won five national titles in the 4 × 100 m relay with the team of her club Sagitta.
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