Letitia Vriesde

Letitia Vriesde

Personal information
Birth name	Letitia Alma Vriesde
Born	(1964-10-05) 5 October 1964 (age 60) Coronie, Suriname
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m – 3000 m
Club	Atletiekvereniging Rotterdam
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Suriname World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 800 m 2001 Edmonton 800 m World Indoor Championships 1995 Barcelona 800 m Grand Prix Final 1997 Fukuoka City 800 m Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 800 m 1991 Havana 1500 m 1995 Mar del Plata 800 m South American Championships 2001 Manaus 1500 m 2001 Manaus 800 m Central American and Caribbean Games 1990 Mexico City 1500 m 1993 Ponce 800 m 1993 Ponce 1500 m 1998 Maracaibo 800 m 2002 San Salvador 800 m 1990 Mexico City 800 m South American Games 1990 Lima 800 m 1990 Lima 1500 m 1994 Valencia 800 m 1994 Valencia 1500 m Representing Americas World Cup 1998 Johannesburg 800 m

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.^[1] She won a silver medal at the 1995 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships.^[2] 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).