Letitia Vriesde

Letitia Vriesde ( Letitia Alma Vriesde; born October 5, 1964 in Paramaribo ) is a Surinamese former middle distance runner.

Letitia Vriesde since 1995, holds the record in South America 800 -meter run with 1:56,68 min. She took from 1988 to 2004 five times at the Olympics in part, but never reached a final. Successful it was in World Championships, where she won silver in 1995 and bronze in 2001. In 1999, she won gold at the Pan American Games. Also at the Pan American Games in 2003 she was the winner. But your drug test revealed an increased caffeine - value, so its stripped of his gold medal and she was warned by the IAAF.

Also in the 1500 -meter run Vriesde improved several times to South America record. In 1991, she presented with 4:05,67 min at their personal best and was thus 9 in the final of the World Championships in Tokyo.

Endkampfplatzierungen than 800 m

  • 1991 World Championships: 5th place in 1:58,25 min
  • World Indoor Championships 1995: 3rd place in 2:00,36 min
  • 1995 World Championships: 2nd place in 1:56,68 min
  • World Indoor Championships 1997: 4th in 1:59,84 min
  • 1997 World Championships: 4th place in 1:58,12 min
  • 2001 World Championships: 3rd place in 1:57,35 min
1995 World Championships in Athletics 2001 World Championships in Athletics 1999 Pan American Games 2003 Pan American Games International Association of Athletics Federations 1991 World Championships in Athletics 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships 1997 World Championships in Athletics BBC
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