Joke Bijleveld

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Joke Bijleveld, 1962

Joke Bijleveld (actually Johanna Catharina Antonia Bijleveld; born October 7, 1940 in The Hague ) is a former Dutch long jumper and sprinter .

In 1958 she was fourth in the 4-by-100-meter relay at the European Athletics Championships in Stockholm and reached the semi-finals over 100 m .

In the long jump she was seventh at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and fourth at the 1962 European Championship in Belgrade.

At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 she came in 15th place in the long jump and was eliminated over 100 m in the preliminary run.

Four times she was Dutch champion in the long jump (1959-1961, 1964) and twice over 100 m (1959, 1964). In 1962 she became the English champion in the long jump.

Personal best

  • 100 m: 11.7 s, July 6, 1958, Rotterdam
  • Long jump: 6.31 m, May 22, 1961, Weimar

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