Tilly van der Zwaard (18 January 1938 – 6 February 2019)[1] was a middle distance runner from the Netherlands.[2] At the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade she won a bronze medal in the 400 m event, behind Maria Itkina of the Soviet Union and Joy Grieveson of Great Britain.[3]
 Tilly van der Zwaard in 1964 | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Mathilda Catrina van der Zwaard | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1938 Leiden, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 February 2019 (aged 81) Edgewater, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sagitta, Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Van der Zwaard twice represented her native country in the 400 m event at the Summer Olympics, in 1964 and 1968. Her best achievement was sixth place in 1964.[4]
She was born Mathilda Catrina van der Zwaard in Leiden, Netherlands.[4] On 25 November 1964 she married Ger van der Made[5] and changed her name to van der Made-van der Zwaard.[4] After their divorce, she dropped van der Made from her name. She moved to the United States after retiring from athletics and died February 2019 in Edgewater, Florida.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Tilly van der Zwaard". Olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Tilly van der Zwaard overleden" [Tilly van der Zwaard passed away]. atletiekunie.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "European Championships (Women)". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tilly van der Made-van der Zwaard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Huwelijk Tilly van der Zwaard met G. van der Made te Aalsmeer" [Marriage Tilly van der Zwaard with G. van der Made in Aalsmeer]. Nationaal Archief (in Dutch).
External links edit
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