Aad Steylen
![]() Aad Steylen in 1967 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Schiebroek, the Netherlands | 1 August 1935
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Club | ASV, Eibergen |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 1976 |
Adrianus Johannes Steylen (born 1 August 1935) is a Dutch former
From the age of 16 Steylen was active in
As a result of his regular endurance training sessions, Steylen started to give preference to long distance running. He decided to try to run the marathon, but his first acquaintance with this event ended up in a disappointment, as he finished the race in 2 hours and 45 minutes. Then he decided to specialise and became a five times Dutch champion. He was also the first Dutchman to break through the 2 hours and 20 minutes barrier: on 12 May 1968 he finished a marathon in Husum in 2:19:07.1,[3] improving on his former national record by more than three minutes. That same year he participated in the olympic marathon in Mexico City, finishing 27th in 2:37:42, being the 11th European.[1]
Steylen participated in the Berlin Marathon of 2003 at age 68, finishing in only three hours and 15 minutes.[4]
References
- ^ a b Aad Steylen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Spiering, Peter (24 December 2007). "Aad Steylen: de eerste Nederlander onder 2u20" (in Dutch). The Maze Corporation. Retrieved 27 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ World Marathon Rankings for 1968 on www.arrs.run
- ^ Spiering, Peter (19 June 2004). "De geschiedenis van RAV Metro" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2009.
Further reading
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- Heere, A. and Kappenburg, B. (2000) 1870–2000, 130 jaar atletiek in Nederland Groenevelt b.v. ISBN 90-901286-7-0
- Brink, C. v. d. and Kerkhof, B. (2009) Helden van de 42 kilometer De Arbeiderspers/Het Sporthuis ISBN 978-90-295-7180-7/ NUR 480