Marijke Moser

Marijke Moser, née Van de Graaf (born 1946) is a former Dutch-born Swiss middle and long distance runner.[1]

Marijke Moser
Personal information
Birth nameMarijke Van de Graaf
NationalitySwiss - Dutch
Born13 November 1946
Netherlands
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Spouse(s)Albrecht Moser
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m, 10 km, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1972
Updated on 23 May 2017.

Life

From the age of five to twelve, Marijke van de Graaf lived with her parents in Indonesia, where her father was physician.[2] In 1970 she married Albrecht Moser who was a member of the same athletics club in Hilversum in the Netherlands, after which the couple moved to Bern. Moser campaigned for the right of women to run in all races. She managed to participate in the male-only Morat-Freiburg race in 1971 as a "clandestine" entry. She registered as a man named Markus Aebischer.[3] Moser ran in the 1500m at the 1972 Olympics for Switzerland.[4] She came 8th in the first heat and she was eliminated before the final.[5] In October 1974 Moser finished a marathon at Neuf-Brisach with a time of 2:59:24. Having dual nationality, this made her the first Dutch and first Swiss woman to run the marathon under 3 hours. She never improved on this time, though in 1978 she became the first official Swiss female marathon winner in a time of 2:59:38.[6]

Her partner was the athlete Albrecht Moser.[5] Her daughter, Mirja Jenni-Moser (de), also participated in the Morat-Friborg race in 2006 4, 35 years after the success of her mother Marijke Moser.[7] This was 35 years after her mother's entry.

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References
  1. "Marijke Moser, pionnière des courses longues distances et première vainqueur de la catégorie Dames à la course Morat-Fribourg (1977)". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016..
  2. Robert Peterhand, Laufpionierin mit Idealen
  3. "La longue course des femmes, de l'injustice à l'évidence". tdg.ch/. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marijke Moser Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. Marijke Moser, SR Sports, Retrieved 23 May 2017
  6. Wim Zonneveld, Marijke Moser: de eerste Nederlandse marathonvrouw onder de drie uur, at sportgeschiedenis.nl (in Dutch)
  7. "Points forts des 81 éditions de Morat – Fribourg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016..
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