Cornelis Wilhelmus Pieter "Cor" Vriend (born 8 November 1949) is a former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

from the

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, who mainly competed in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

. He participated in two consecutive

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for his native country; in

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

(Moscow, 41st place) and

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

(Los Angeles, 39th place). During the early 1980s he was overshadowed by his fellow countryman Gerard Nijboer. Vriend twice won the

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, in 1983 and 1984. He also won the Enschede Marathon in 1981 and the

Beppu-Ōita Marathon The is an annual men's marathon race that takes place every February between the cities of Beppu and Ōita, Ōita, Ōita on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The race has IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and is a listed course of AIMS (Associati ...

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in 1984. He is 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.

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* * 1949 births Living people Dutch male long-distance runners Dutch male marathon runners Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Eindhoven Athletes from North Brabant 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub