Suzaan van Biljon

Suzaan van Biljon

Personal information
Full name	Suzaan van Biljon
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 37) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record World Championships (SC) 2008 Manchester 200 m breaststroke 2006 Shanghai 100 m breaststroke 2008 Manchester 100 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 200 m breaststroke Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers 50 m breaststroke 2007 Algiers 100 m breaststroke 2007 Algiers 200 m breaststroke 2011 Maputo 4×100m freestyle relay 2011 Maputo 4×100m medley relay 2011 Maputo 50m freestyle

Suzaan van Biljon (born 26 April 1988 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) ^[1] is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. At the 2012 Olympics, she finished 7th in the 200 metre breaststroke final. ^[2]

Her brother, Pite, is an international cricketer who has represented the South Africa cricket team. ^[3]

Affiliations

• TuksSport - University of Pretoria, South Africa ^[4]

References

1. "Athlete Profile - Suzaan van Biljon". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
2. "Women's 200m Breaststroke - Olympic Swimming | London 2012". 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
3. "Van Biljon delighted with national call-up". OFM. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
4. "Our Sponsored Athletes > University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011. Our Sponsored Athletes Retrieved June 25, 2011

External links

• Van Biljon rounds off a successful season

Awards
Preceded by Kirsty Coventry	African Swimmer of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Kirsty Coventry