Wilma van Gool
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Wilma van Gool (actually Wilhelmina Catharina Maria Martina van Gool , née van den Berg ; born August 11, 1947 in Uden ) is a former Dutch sprinter .
At the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 , she reached the semifinals over 100 m , was eliminated over 200 m in the preliminary run and came fourth with the Dutch team in the 4 x 100 meter relay . The following year she won silver over 100 m at the European Athletics Championships in Athens in 1969 and was fourth over 200 m. In 1970 she won bronze over 60 m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Vienna and silver over 100 m and bronze over 200 m at the Universiade .
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she was eliminated over 100 m in the quarter-finals. Over 200 m she qualified for the semifinals, but did not start after the attack on the Israeli team .
She was Dutch champion over 100 m seven times (1967, 1969–1972, 1974, 1976) and six times over 200 m (1967, 1969–1972, 1976). In 1970, 1972 and 1973 she won the national title over 60 m indoors.
Personal bests
- 100 m: 11.43 s, September 1, 1972, Munich (hand-stopped: 11.1 s, June 15, 1972, Potsdam )
- 200 m: 23.22 s, September 4, 1972, Munich (hand-stopped: 23.0 s, June 15, 1972, Potsdam )
Web links
- Wilma van Gool in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: Dutch Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics: Dutch Indoor Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gool, Wilma van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gool, Wilhelmina Catharina Maria Martina van; Berg, Wilma van den (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uden |