Greetje Galliard

Greetje Galliard
Galliard in 1949
Personal information
Born(1926-11-25)25 November 1926
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died22 October 2019(2019-10-22) (aged 92)
Rijswijk, Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubADZ, Amsterdam
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Vienna 100 m backstroke

Margaretha Cornelia Galliard (25 November 1926 – 22 October 2019) was a Dutch swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She finished eighth in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

She wins the 100 m backstroke at the Great Prize of the town of Paris in September 1950.[3]

After marriage, she changed her last name from Galliard to van Leersum.[2]

Galliard died in October 2019 at the age of 92.[4]

References

  1. ^ Greetje GALLIARD. les-sports.info
  2. ^ a b Greetje Galliard's profile at Sports Reference.com Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "But et Club". Gallica. 1950-09-04. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. ^ "Verslag Algemene Ledenvergadering d.d. 2 juli 2020 - KNZB". Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2022-10-24.


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