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Born | The Hague, the Netherlands | 8 March 1962|||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Hurdling, sprint | |||||||||||
Club | Atletiekvereniging Rotterdam | |||||||||||
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Marjan Ingrid Olyslager (born 8 March 1962) is a retired Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m hurdles and 4 × 100 m relay, reaching the semifinals. [1] She won a silver medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships in the 60 m hurdles. Nationally, she set multiple records and won 12 titles in hurdles events.
In 1981 Olyslager started competing as a senior and won her first national title. In 1984, she set a national record in the 100 m hurdles at 13.20 s, but fell 0.02 s short of the Olympic qualification. [2] In May–August 1985 she improved that record four times, to 13.19, 13.07, 13.03, and finally 13.01 seconds. [3] She broke the 13 second barrier in June 1988, at 12.93 s and qualified for the 1988 Olympics. The same year she won a European silver in the 60 m hurdles with a time of 7.92 s, as well as the Memorial Van Damme in the 100 m hurdles (12.83 s). However, in the Olympic semi-final, she hit a hurdle, and with a time of 13.08 s did not progress to the final. [1] [4]
After the Games she lost motivation for competitions. [4] [5] In Winter 1988 she married Roel Wingbermühle, started working as a system analyst and paid little attention to training. [6] In 1989 she won a national 60 m hurdles title, and finished fourth at the European Indoor Championships and sixth at the World Indoor Championships, setting a new national record at 7.89 s. She retired in late 1989, but remained active as an athletics coach. [7]
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | The Hague, the Netherlands | 8 March 1962|||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Hurdling, sprint | |||||||||||
Club | Atletiekvereniging Rotterdam | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Marjan Ingrid Olyslager (born 8 March 1962) is a retired Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m hurdles and 4 × 100 m relay, reaching the semifinals. [1] She won a silver medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships in the 60 m hurdles. Nationally, she set multiple records and won 12 titles in hurdles events.
In 1981 Olyslager started competing as a senior and won her first national title. In 1984, she set a national record in the 100 m hurdles at 13.20 s, but fell 0.02 s short of the Olympic qualification. [2] In May–August 1985 she improved that record four times, to 13.19, 13.07, 13.03, and finally 13.01 seconds. [3] She broke the 13 second barrier in June 1988, at 12.93 s and qualified for the 1988 Olympics. The same year she won a European silver in the 60 m hurdles with a time of 7.92 s, as well as the Memorial Van Damme in the 100 m hurdles (12.83 s). However, in the Olympic semi-final, she hit a hurdle, and with a time of 13.08 s did not progress to the final. [1] [4]
After the Games she lost motivation for competitions. [4] [5] In Winter 1988 she married Roel Wingbermühle, started working as a system analyst and paid little attention to training. [6] In 1989 she won a national 60 m hurdles title, and finished fourth at the European Indoor Championships and sixth at the World Indoor Championships, setting a new national record at 7.89 s. She retired in late 1989, but remained active as an athletics coach. [7]