Competitor for the  Netherlands Olympic Games Gold 1998 Nagano 1000 m Gold 1998 Nagano 1500 m Gold 2006 Turin 1000 m World Championships Gold 1997 Warsaw 1000 m Gold 1999 Heerenveen 1000 m Gold 2004 Nagano Sprint Silver 2000 Nagano 1000 m Silver 2004 Seoul 1000 m Bronze 2000 Seoul Sprint Bronze 1997 Warsaw 1500 m Bronze 1999 Heerenveen 500 m Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer (born October 3, 1974 in Sappemeer) is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the middle distances (1000 and 1500 m). At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events..