Suzaan van Biljon
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| Full name | Suzaan van Biljon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1988 Bloemfontein, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Suzaan van Biljon (born 26 April 1988 in Bloemfontein, South Africa)[1] is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.[2] She holds the African record for the long course 200 m breaststroke, set at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the short course records in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke.[3]
Her brother, Pite, is an international cricketer who has represented the South Africa cricket team.[4]
Affiliations
[edit]- TuksSport - University of Pretoria, South Africa[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete Profile - Suzaan van Biljon". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ "Suzaan van Biljon Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Women's 200m Breaststroke - Olympic Swimming | London 2012". 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Van Biljon delighted with national call-up". OFM. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Our Sponsored Athletes > University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011. Our Sponsored Athletes Retrieved June 25, 2011
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