Tilly van der Zwaard

Tilly van der Zwaard

Tilly van der Zwaard in 2010
Personal information
Born (1938-01-18) 18 January 1938
Leiden, the Netherlands
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Middle distance running
Club Sagitta, Amsterdam

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

  1. "European Championships (Women)". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Tilly van der Made-van der Zwaard. sports-reference.com
  3. 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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