Joke Bijleveld

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Joke Bijleveld
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Joke Bijleveld in 1962
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1940-10-07) 7 October 1940 (age 84)
The Hague, the Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)Sprint, long jump
ClubCelebes, Den Haag

Johanna Catharina Antonia "Joke" Bijleveld (born 7 October 1940) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics and 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Bijleveld finished second behind Dorothy Hyman in the 100 yards event at the British 1959 WAAA Championships. [2] [3] [4]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome she finished in seventh place in the long jump competition. [5]

At the 1962 European Championships she finished fourth in the long jump, one centimeter short of the second-third place. [6] Bijleveld won the British WAAA Championships title at the 1962 WAAA Championships. [7]

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo she finished in fifteenth place in the long jump event and was eliminated in heat 4 of the 100 metres. [5]

References

  1. Joke Bijleveld. sports-reference.com
  2. "Three girl athletes share six titles" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 5 July 1959. Retrieved 19 February 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. Women Long Jump European Championships 1962 Belgrade (YUG) – Saturday 15.09 Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine . todor66.com
  7. "Golden girls serve up a record rush" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 July 1962. Retrieved 23 February 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
Awards
Preceded by KNAU Cup
1960
Succeeded by