Sandra Zwolle

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Sandra Zwolle
Personal information
Born (1971-03-15) 15 March 1971 (age 53)
Heerenveen, the Netherlands
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportSpeed skating
ClubHardrijders Club Heerenveen
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Warsaw 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hamar 1500 m

Sandra Kornelia Zwolle (born 15 March 1971) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1988 and 1999. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 1000 m and finished in 17th and 15th place, respectively.[1] She won a bronze medal in the 1500 m at the world championships in 1996 and a silver medal in the 1000 m in 1997. Nationally, she won the 1000 m in 1995 and 1996 and collected more than ten silver and bronze medals in various disciplines between 1991 and 1999.[2]

After retirement from competitions she worked as a sports commentator at the Thialf ice arena.[3]

Personal bests:[1]

  •   500 m –    39.88 (1998)
  • 1000 m – 1:17.69 (1998)
  • 1500 m – 2:02.74 (1996)
  • 3000 m – 4:31.25 (1996)
  • 5000 m – 8:01.01 (1992)

References

  1. ^ a b Sandra Zwolle. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Sandra Zwolle (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl
  3. ^ Sandra Zwolle: van Olympisch deelnemer tot speaker in Thialf Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine. sport.nl (5 October 2009).