Wilhelmina Lust
 Wilhelmina Lust in 1951 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 June 1932 Zaandam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 2026 (aged 94) Cairns, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint, hurdles, long jump, pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Zaanland, Zaandam | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 80mH – 11.4 (1952) LJ – 5.81 m (1952)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Wilhelmina Maria "Willy" "Wil" Lust (later Postma, 19 June 1932 – 5 August 2026) was a Dutch track-and-field athlete. She won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. Two years later she competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 80 m hurdles, long jump and 4 × 100 m relay; she finished in fifth place in the long jump and in sixth place in the relay.[2] She was also successful in the pentathlon, holding national records and winning two national titles in 1950 and 1951. In 1954, together with her husband she immigrated to Australia and retired from her career. She had a son and daughter.[3]
In August 2024 it was announced Lust had been diagnosed with dementia.[4] She died in Cairns on 5 August 2026, at the age of 94.[5][6]
References
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- ↑ Wilhelmina Lust. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Willy Lust. Sports Reference
- ↑ Ulke Brolsma (2008) Will y Lust terug bij AV Zaanland. avzaanland.nl. pp. 25–26
- ↑ "Een van oudste Nederlandse olympiërs is in Australië nog niet vergeten. 'Humble lovely lady' Willy Lust (92) meest trots op haar familie". Leidsch Dagblad (in Netherlands Dutch). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Willy Lust overleden (1932 – 2026)". www.avzaanland.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Willy Lust (1932-2026) werd niet de opvolger van de Vliegende Huisvrouw omdat ze al op jonge leeftijd een boerderij in Australië kocht". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Netherlands Dutch). 18 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
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