Tilly van der Zwaard
Tilly van der Zwaard (actually Mathilda Catrina van der Zwaard, divorced van der Made; January 18, 1938 in Leiden - February 6, 2019 in Florida ) was a Dutch sprinter and middle-distance runner .
Over 400 m she won bronze at the European Athletics Championships in 1962 in Belgrade and was sixth at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
In 1968 she was eliminated from the 800 m advance at the Olympic Games in Mexico City .
She was three times Dutch champion over 400 m (1962, 1963) and twice over 200 m (1962-1964). In 1970 she won the national titles over 500 m and 800 m indoors .
Personal bests
- 400 m: 53.2 s, October 4, 1968, Mexico City
- 800 m: 2: 04.4 min, June 15, 1968, Leiden
Web links
- Tilly van der Zwaard in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Tilly van der Zwaard in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zwaard, Tilly van der |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zwaard, Mathilda Catrina van der; Made, Tilly van der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch sprinter and middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suffer |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 2019 |
| Place of death | Florida |