Cor Vriend
 Cor Vriend in 1980 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 November 1949 Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | HPAC, Helmond |
Cornelis Wilhelmus Pieter "Cor" Vriend (born 8 November 1949) is a former
Summer Olympics for his native country; in 1980 (Moscow, 41st place) and 1984 (Los Angeles, 39th place).[1] During the early 1980s he was overshadowed by his fellow countryman Gerard Nijboer
.
Vriend twice won the
Dutch record
holder for the relatively obscure 25,000 m and 30,000 m track events, both of which he set on 22 August 1981.
His personal best at the marathon was 2:11:41, set at the 1984 Maassluis Marathon, finishing first in the race.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands
| |||||
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 41st | Marathon | 2:26:41 |
| 1981 | Enschede Marathon | Enschede, Netherlands
|
1st | Marathon | 2:15:54 |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan
|
13th | Marathon | 2:14:25 | |
| 1982 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
1st | Marathon | 2:12:15 |
European Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
— | Marathon | DNF
| |
| 1983 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
1st | Marathon | 2:13:41 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States
|
39th | Marathon | 2:21:08 |
| Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Ōita, Japan
|
1st | Marathon | 2:12:05 | |
References
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