Willy den Turk
 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 April 1908 Rotterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Died |
19 June 1937 (aged 29) Rotterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Club | Rotterdamsche Dames Zwemclub | ||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Wilhelmina "Willy" den Turk (3 April 1908[1] – 19 June 1937[2][3]) was a Dutch swimmer. She won a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke and a silver in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1927 European Aquatics Championships. The same year she set a world record in the 100 m backstroke. This was the first Dutch world record in a backstroke event, and it was bettered by another Dutch swimmer, Marie Braun.[4]
Den Turk was selected for the 100 m backstroke and the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics,[5] but had to withdraw due to a foot injury.[2][6] She retired shortly thereafter, married Henri Emil Lagerman in 1930, and in 1933 gave birth to a son. She died of a sudden illness, aged 29.[2]
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willy den Turk. |
- ↑ Wilhelmina den Turk, digitalestamboom.nl
- 1 2 3 Willy den Turk †, Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad, 23 June 1937
- ↑ Willy den Turk overleden, De Telegraaf, 22 June 1937
- ↑ Willie den Turk. zwemmenindepolder.nl
- ↑ Willy den Turk komt niet uit, Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad, 9 August 1928
- ↑ Een tegenslag – Willy den Turk zal niet starten, Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad, 9 August 1928
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.