Tilly van der Zwaard

Tilly van der Zwaard (18 January 1938 – 6 February 2019)[1] was a middle distance runner from the Netherlands.[2] At the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade she won a bronze medal in the 400 m event, behind Maria Itkina of the Soviet Union and Joy Grieveson of Great Britain.[3]

Tilly van der Zwaard
Tilly van der Zwaard in 1964
Personal information
Birth nameMathilda Catrina van der Zwaard
Born(1938-01-18)18 January 1938
Leiden, Netherlands
Died6 February 2019(2019-02-06) (aged 81)
Edgewater, Florida, U.S.
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportMiddle distance running
ClubSagitta, Amsterdam
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
1962 Belgrade 400 metres

Van der Zwaard twice represented her native country in the 400 m event at the Summer Olympics, in 1964 and 1968. Her best achievement was sixth place in 1964.[4]

Tilly van der Zwaard with husband and daughter Eveline in July 1966
Tilly van der Zwaard in her garden in Edgewater, Florida, December 2010

She was born Mathilda Catrina van der Zwaard in Leiden, Netherlands.[4] On 25 November 1964 she married Ger van der Made[5] and changed her name to van der Made-van der Zwaard.[4] After divorce she dropped van der Made from her name. She moved to the United States after retiring from athletics and died February 2019 in Edgewater, Florida.[1][2]

References
  1. "Tilly van der Zwaard". Olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. "Tilly van der Zwaard overleden" [Tilly van der Zwaard passed away]. atletiekunie.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. "European Championships (Women)". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tilly van der Made-van der Zwaard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  5. "Huwelijk Tilly van der Zwaard met G. van der Made te Aalsmeer" [Marriage Tilly van der Zwaard with G. van der Made in Aalsmeer]. Nationaal Archief (in Dutch).

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