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Letitia Vriesde

1964 - Today

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Letitia Alma Vriesde (born 5 October 1964) is a former track and field athlete from Suriname, who specialised in the 800 metres but was also successful over 1500 metres. She is the first (and to date, only) sportsperson from Suriname to compete at five Olympic Games. She won a silver medal at the 1995 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships. Vriesde holds the South American records for the 800 metres, 1000 metres and 1500 metres (indoors and outdoors) and also for the 3000 metres (indoors). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Letitia Vriesde is the 2,574th most popular athlete (down from 2,449th in 2024), the 24th most popular biography from Suriname and the most popular Surinamer Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Letitia Vriesde ranks 2,574 out of 6,025. Before her are Sigrun Wodars, Mary Decker, Ara Abrahamian, Yuriy Bilonoh, Eric Garcia, and Ramona Neubert. After her are Marieke Vervoort, Bernard Williams, Glover Teixeira, Sherri Howard, Tudor Casapu, and Diana Gansky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Letitia Vriesde ranks 652. Before her are Aurélio Miguel, Frank Farina, Fabiana Udenio, Juan Ignacio Martínez, Éric Srecki, and Caroline Rhea. After her are Man Haron Monis, Konnan, Jonathan Goldstein, John Pyper-Ferguson, Chris Welp, and Masha Rasputina.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Letitia Vriesde ranks 24 out of 33. Before her are Stanley Menzo (1963), Cynthia McLeod (1936), Melvin Manhoef (1976), Edson Braafheid (1983), Henk Fraser (1966), and Ulrich van Gobbel (1971). After her are Romeo Castelen (1983), Nelli Cooman (1964), John Veldman (1968), Sylvana Simons (1971), Romeo Zondervan (1959), and Chuckie (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Suriname

Among athletes born in Suriname, Letitia Vriesde ranks 1. After her are Nelli Cooman (1964).

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