Johanna Catharina Antonia "Joke" Bijleveld (born 7 October 1940) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

and

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

Biography

Bijleveld finished second behind

Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941) is an English retired sprinter. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events, winning three medals. She also won individual 100 m gold and 200 m silver at the 1962 ...

in the 100 yards event at the British 1959 WAAA Championships. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome she finished in seventh place in the long jump competition. At the 1962 European Championships she finished fourth in the long jump, one centimeter short of the second-third place. Bijleveld won the British

WAAA Championships The WAAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) in England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event for women during its lifetime. Since 1880, the Amateur Athl ...

title at the 1962 WAAA Championships. At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo she finished in fifteenth place in the long jump event and was eliminated in heat 4 of the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

References

1940 births Living people Dutch female long jumpers Dutch female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes from The Hague Athletes from South Holland 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub