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At the Berlin Olympics, the high jump and the 4 × 100 m relay competitions were held on the same day.

In the high jump, she took fifth place ( shared with two other jumpers ) while the Dutch relay team came in fifth in the final ( the sixth team in the final, Germany, was disqualified ).

She also gained the autograph of American athlete Jesse Owens ; it became her most treasured possession.