Tilly van der Zwaard

Who is Tilly van der Zwaard?

Tilly van der Zwaard is a retired middle distance runner from the Netherlands. At the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade she won a bronze medal in the 400 m event, behind Maria Itkina of the Soviet Union and Joy Grieveson of Great Britain.

Van der Zwaard twice represented her native country in the 400 m event at the Summer Olympics, in 1964 and 1968. Her best achievement was sixth place in 1964.

She was born Mathilda Catrina van der Zwaard. On 25 November 1964 she married Ger van der Made and changed her name to van der Made-van der Zwaard. After divorce she dropped van der Made from her name.