Leny Rombout
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1900s |
| Residence | Dordrecht, the Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Club | Sparta, Dordrecht |
Leny Rombout (born 1900s) was a Dutch athlete specialized in javelin throw from Dordrecht. She was a member of Sparta, Dordrecht and the Dutch national team.
In September 1925, she finished second at the Dutch national champion in the athletics’ triathlon behind Martha Kolthoff.[1]
On 15 July 1929, she set the national record in javelin throw at the 1929 Netherlands–Germany women's athletics competition.[2][3] On 18 August she broke the national javelin record again at the international competition against Belgium.[4]
In August 1930, she won at the 1930 WAAA Championships, the British national championships, the javelin throw with a distance of 32.44 metres.[5][6][7]
In September 1930, she competed at the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague in the javelin throw event. She reached the finals where she finished sixth.[8][9]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Wedstrijden K.N.G.V." Het volk (in Dutch). 29 September 1925. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Werpen Vrouwen Periode tot 1945". atletiekhistorici.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ "Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie. Recordboek" (PDF). Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie (Royal Dutch athletics federation) (in Dutch). p. 82-83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ "Atletiek Vrouwen in Oranje 1928 – 1939" (PDF). Stichting Atletiekerfgoed (in Dutch). p. 9. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Mejuffrouw Rombout won zaterdag te Londen". Voorwaarts (in Dutch). 18 August 1930. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Het Engelsche kampioenschap". De Sumatra post (in Dutch). 1 October 1930. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Nederlandsche dames in Engeland". Haagsche courant (in Dutch). 18 August 1930. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Mej. Rombout in de finale speerwerpen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Mej. Schuurman tweemaal tweede te Praag". Eindhovensch dagblad (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.