# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/geertje-wielema
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:17:31.382Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/geertje-wielema"
name: "Geertje Wielema"
slug: "geertje-wielema"
description: "Geertje Wielema was a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke. In 1954 she won three medals at European championships and was named Holland's first female Sportspersonality of the Year. She missed the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne due to their boycott by the Netherlands, but continued swimming until late 1950s and later served as a swimming judge. Between 1950 and 1954 she set five world records in medley relay and individual backstroke events."
tagline: "Swimmer (1934-2009)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Geertje_Wielema_1955.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
birthDate: "1934-07-24"
deathDate: "2009-08-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           12.003096
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Гертьє Вілема"
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    title: "Geertje Wielema"
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    title: "خیرتیه ویلما"
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    title: "Geertje Wielema"
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    title: "Geertje Wielema"
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    title: "Geertje Wielema"
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    title: "Geertje Wielema"
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    title: "Geertje Wielema"
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    title: "Geertje Wielema"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump