Marjan Olyslager
Marjan Olyslager in 1988
Personal information
Born (1962-03-08) 8 March 1962
The Hague, the Netherlands
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportHurdling, sprint
ClubAtletiekvereniging Rotterdam
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1988 Budapest60 m hurdles

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.

Biography

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Marjan Olyslager. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Nic Lemmens (1983) "Overwinning van Nederlandse dames tegen Schotland en België", Atletiekwereld nr. 12: KNAU
  3. ↑ Wim van Hemert (1985) "Marjan Olijslager: "Het is even wennen te weten dat je ook kunt winnen"", Atletiekwereld nr. 11: KNAU
  4. 1 2 "Marjan Olijslager niet goed, niet slecht door Bert Paauw", 1988, Atletiekwereld nr. 15: KNAU
  5. ↑ Gio Lippens (1989) "Marjan Olijslager heeft haar grenzen bereikt", Atletiekwereld nr. 15: KNAU
  6. ↑ Henk van der Sluis (1989) "Marjan Olijslager voldoet aan ‘Vergouwen-limiet’", Atletiekwereld nr. 4: KNAU
  7. ↑ Léon Haan (1995) "De techniek was mijn sterkste punt", Atletiekwereld nr. 11: KNAU"
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