Sandra Zwolle

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Sandra Zwolle
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Born (1971-03-15) 15 March 1971 (age 51)
Heerenveen, the Netherlands
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sport Speed skating
ClubHardrijders Club Heerenveen
Medal record

Sandra Kornelia Zwolle (born 15 March 1971) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1988 and 1999. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 1000 m and finished in 17th and 15th place, respectively. [1] She won a bronze medal in the 1500 m at the world championships in 1996 and a silver medal in the 1000 m in 1997. Nationally, she won the 1000 m in 1995 and 1996 and collected more than ten silver and bronze medals in various disciplines between 1991 and 1999. [2]

After retirement from competitions she worked as a sports commentator at the Thialf ice arena. [3]

Personal bests: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sandra Zwolle. sports-reference.com
  2. Sandra Zwolle (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl
  3. Sandra Zwolle: van Olympisch deelnemer tot speaker in Thialf Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine . sport.nl (5 October 2009).