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Mark van der Zijden

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Mark van der Zijden
Personal information
Birth nameMark Richard van der Zijden
Born22 October 1973 (1973-10-22) (age 51)
Boskoop, Netherlands
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle
European LC Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle

Mark Richard van der Zijden (born 22 October 1973) is a Dutch freestyle and medley swimmer, who swam in the qualifying heats of the bronze winning 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Four years earlier, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, Van der Zijden became seventh in the same event.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Mark van der Zijden Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2016-12-04. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2024-08-27.