Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
Baroness Gratia Maria Margretha, Baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch alpine skier. Her father was president of the Dutch National Olympic Committee during the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and a long-term member of the International Olympic Committee. Gratia reached sixth place at the world championships and won two major ski races, in St. Anton and Kitzbühel. She competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing 14th in the alpine combined event. Despite her two falls, this remains the highest ranking in Olympic skiing reached by a Dutch national.
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Date of Birth
July 10th, 1912
Age
112
Birth Place
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Date of Death
February 12nd, 2012
Died Aged
99
Star Sign
Cancer
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Alphert Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
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Henriette Frederique Suzanne Huyssen van Kattendijke
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