Maria Vierdag
Dutch 4×100 m team at the 1931 European Championships. Vierdag is right. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 22 September 1905 Amersfoort, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 July 2005 (aged 99) Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | AZ&PC, Amersfoort | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria "Rie" Vierdag (22 September 1905 – 17 July 2005) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay in 1932, setting a European record, and finished sixth in 1924. She failed to reach the 100 m finals at all Games.[1]
Vierdag was a European champion in the 100 m in 1927 and in the 4×100 m relay in 1931. In 1927 she finished her 100 m race in the same time as Joyce Cooper, and an addition trial was arranged between them. Cooper was too tired to attend it, and Vierdag was announced as the winner.[2]
Nationally Vierdag set eight Dutch records, yet won only one national title, in the 100 m in 1929.[3] In retirement she worked as a physical education teacher and physical therapist.[2]
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- 1927: Maria Vierdag (NED)
- 1931: Yvonne Godard (FRA)
- 1934: Willy den Ouden (NED)
- 1938: Ragnhild Hveger (DEN)
- 1947: Fritze Nathansen (DEN)
- 1950: Irma Schumacher (NED)
- 1954: Katalin Szőke (HUN)
- 1958: Kate Jobson (SWE)
- 1962: Heidi Pechstein (GDR)
- 1966: Martina Grunert (GDR)
- 1970: Gabriele Wetzko (GDR)
- 1974: Kornelia Ender (GDR)
- 1977: Barbara Krause (GDR)
- 1981: Caren Metschuck (GDR)
- 1983: Birgit Meineke (GDR)
- 1985: Heike Friedrich (GDR)
- 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR)
- 1989: Katrin Meissner (GDR)
- 1991: Catherine Plewinski (FRA)
- 1993: Franziska van Almsick (GER)
- 1995: Franziska van Almsick (GER)
- 1997: Sandra Völker (GER)
- 1999: Sue Rolph (GBR)
- 2000: Therese Alshammar (SWE)
- 2002: Franziska van Almsick (GER)
- 2004: Malia Metella (FRA)
- 2006: Britta Steffen (GER)
- 2008: Marleen Veldhuis (NED)
- 2010: Francesca Halsall (GBR)
- 2012: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2014: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2016: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2018: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2020: Femke Heemskerk (NED)
- 2022: Marrit Steenbergen (NED)
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