{{Short description|Dutch sprinter (born 1950)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = | image =Trudy Ruth 1970.jpg | image_size = | caption =Trudy Ruth in 1970 | birth_name = | fullname = | nationality = | residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|5|20}} | birth_place = Hilversum, the Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|59|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | country = | sport =Sprint running | club =GAC, Hilversum | retired = | olympics = 1972 | highestranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = }}
'''Geertruida Hendrika "Trudy" Ruth''' (born 20 May 1950) is a retired Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 400 m event, but failed to reach the final.<ref name=r1/>
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<ref name=r1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052410/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/trudy-ruth-1.html Trudy Ruth]. sports-reference.com</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruth, Trudy}} Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Dutch women sprinters Category:Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Category:Sportspeople from Hilversum Category:Athletes from North Holland Category:Olympic women sprinters Category:20th-century Dutch sportswomen
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