Nici W. Mür (born 1900s) was a Dutch sprinter and discus thrower in the 1920s. She was a member of Hygiëa, The Hague and the national team.

Nici Mür
Personal information
Full nameNici W. Mür[1]
Born1900s
Sport
SportTrack and field athletics
ClubHygiëa [nl], The Hague

Career

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Her earliest national level competition was at the 1925 Dutch national championships where she won with her club the silver medal in the 4 x 80 metres relay.[2] In 1926 she became Dutch national champion in the 4 x 100 metres.[3]

In 1927, after good individual performance at the district championships,[4] she became a week later national champion in the discus throw event.[5][6] At the national championships Mür also became for the second consecutive year Dutch national champion in the 4 x 100 metres together with Martha Kolthof, Willy Hamerslag and Nettie Grooss with a time of 55 seconds.[7]

In the reports about the national championships where she became national champion in the discus throw, it was criticized that her trow was not that far with over four meters below the national record.[6] In September 1927 during an out of competition record attempt, she showed she was a good discus thrower, throwing 24.11 metres, further than national record of Martha Kolthof.[1] For her record she received a special prize.[8] While newspapers reported it as a new national record, the record was not recognized by the Dutch athletics federation.[9]

Mür represented the Netherlands at two international competitions.[10] She competed at the international competition against Belgium.[11][12] She also competed at the international tournament against Germany in Dortmund.[13][14] Only a few women’s events were included at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The Netherlands could only send a limited amount of athletes. Mür was a reserve athlete and didn’t compete at the Games.[15]

On of her last competitions, was the 1929 regional championships where she won the discus throw event.[16]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Verbetering van twee Nederlandsche records". Haagsche courant (in Dutch). 5 September 1927. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. "De K.N.G.V. kampioenschappen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 28 September 1925. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. "Een ware record-film. De kampioenschappen te Groningen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 26 July 1926. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. "De districtswedstrijden te Delft". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 1 August 1927. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. "De nationale kampioenschappen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 5 August 1927. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Nationale atletiekkampioenschappen". De Maasbode (in Dutch). 7 August 1927. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  7. "De nationale atletiek-kampioenschappen te Haarlem". Haagsche courant (in Dutch). 8 August 1927. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  8. "5 Ned records verbeterd". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 5 September 1927. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  9. "Verenigingen Periode tot 1945". atletiekhistorici.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. "Atletiek Vrouwen in Oranje 1928 – 1939" (PDF). Stichting Atletiekerfgoed (in Dutch). p. 9. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. "De dameslandenwedstrijd België-Holland". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 2 June 1928. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  12. "België-Nederland voor dames". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 4 June 1928. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  13. "Onze vrouwelijke athlete". Haagsche courant (in Dutch). 13 June 1928. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  14. "West-Duitschland—Holland". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 25 June 1928. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  15. "Bestuursvergadering der K.N.A.U." Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 10 July 1928. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  16. "Verbetering van twee Nederlandsche records". Haagsche courant (in Dutch). 5 September 1929. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.