Age van der Zee

Age van der Zee
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1903-11-11)11 November 1903
Hindeloopen, Netherlands
Died30 October 1982(1982-10-30) (aged 78)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubAV Haarlem
Achievements and titles
Personal best3.90 m

Age van der Zee (11 November 1903 – 30 October 1982) was a Dutch athlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Van der Zee competed in the men's pole vault at his home Olympic Games during 1928. placing 14th with a height of 3.30 metres.

Van der Zee finished second behind Howard Ford in the pole jump event at the 1929 AAA Championships and the following year won the event at the 1930 AAA Championships after a tie with Swedish athlete Henry Lindblad.

His personal best pole vault height was 3.90 metres, achieved in 1934.

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Age van der Zee Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pole Vault, Men (1 August 1928)". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Age van der Zee, Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 February 2022.