Tilly van der Zwaard
 Tilly van der Zwaard in 2010 | ||||||||||
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| Born |
18 January 1938 Leiden, the Netherlands | |||||||||
| 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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Tilly van der Zwaard (born 18 January 1938) is a retired middle distance runner from the Netherlands. 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.[1]
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.[2]
She was born Mathilda Catrina van der Zwaard. On 25 November 1964 she married Ger van der Made[3] and changed her name to van der Made-van der Zwaard.[2] After divorce she dropped van der Made from her name.
References
- ↑ "European Championships (Women)". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- 1 2 Tilly van der Made-van der Zwaard. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Huwelijk Tilly van der Zwaard met G. van der Made te Aalsmeer. Dutch Nationaal Archief
Tilly van der Zwaard with husband and daughter Eveline in July 1966
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