(1964-06-06) 6 June 1964 (age 60) Paramaribo, Suriname
Height
1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight
60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport
Sprint
Club
Atletiek- en Trimclub '75, Haren
Medal record
Representing the Netherlands
World Indoor Championships
1987 Indianapolis
60 m
1989 Budapest
60 m
European Championships
1986 Stuttgart
100 m
European Indoor Championships
1985 Piraeus
60 m
1986 Madrid
60 m
1987 Lievin
60 m
1988 Budapest
60 m
1989 The Hague
60 m
1994 Paris
60 m
1984 Gothenburg
60 m
1990 Glasgow
60 m
Cornelli "Nelli" Antoinette Hariëtte Cooman (born 6 June 1964) is a former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin. At the 60 metres, she is two-time World indoor champion, six-time European indoor champion and former world record holder, running 7.00 secs in 1986. She also won 19 national titles.[1]
Cooman grew up in Suriname in a family together with four sisters and one brother. When she was eight, the family moved to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She started to play soccer and soon got the nickname "Miss Pele". At sixteen, she was discovered to be a very good sprinter during a sporting event at school; thus she began a career in athletics. Three months later, she competed in the European Junior Championships in Utrecht and finished seventh in the 100 m sprint. At seventeen, she won the silver medal in the National Championships. After graduating secondary school she turned professional with Henk Kraaijenhof as trainer.
During her time as a professional athlete from 1984 to 1995 she was twice world indoor champion in the 60 m (1987 and 1989), and six times European indoor champion. At the 1986 European Indoor Championships she won in a time of 7.00 seconds, setting a world record. Because of that achievement she was elected Dutch Sportswoman of the year. Her world record lasted until February 1992 and still stands as national record. Cooman took part twice in the Summer Olympics for the Netherlands: in 1988 in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay and in 1992 in 100 metres.[1]
In 1995, Cooman ended her career as a professional athlete.
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