Walburga Van Steenlandt
Walburga Albina Augusta Van Steenlandt (1 December 1905 - 8 July 1965) was a Belgian athlete, being active during the 1920s. She was specialized in middle-distance running and cross country running. She was a member of Rust Roest de Bruges. She also played football and gymnastics.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Walburga Albina Augusta Van Steenlandt |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 1 December 1905 Bruges, Belgium |
| Died | 8 July 1965 (aged 59) De Panne, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | 1000 metres, cross country running |
| Club | Rust Roest de Bruges |
Van Steenlandt was two times national champion in the 1000 metres and once in the cross country. She was Belgian record holder in the 1000 metres from 1923. She represented Belgium internationally at multiple meetings.
Biography
changeVan Steenlandt was born on 1 December 1905 in Bruges. She had three sister and one brother.[3] Her sister Espérance Van Steenlandt (1910-1996) was also an athlete at Rust Roest de Bruges who competed internationally.[3][4]
Van Steenlandt was a member of Rust Roest de Bruges.[2] In 1923 she became Belgian champion in the 1000 metres. With a time of 3:19.4 she imroved the Belgian national record of Ida Degrande.[5] Later in 1923 she improved the national record to 3:13.2 in the Olympic Stadium of Antwerp. In 1924 she won her second Belgian title in the 1000 metres. In 1925 she again finished first, but was relegated to second place.[6]
Van Steenlandt was selected to represent Belgium at the 1924 Women's Olympiad in London for the 1000 metres event.[7] She also represented Belgium at the 1924 France–Belgium women's athletics match and 1925 Belgium–France women's athletics match in the 1000 metres event.[8] In 1925 she finished third behind the French Clémence Mullebrouck and Marcelle Neveu.[9][10] At the 1925 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting she finished second in the 1000 metres just behind the British Nora Callebout and also finished with her team second in the relay race behind the United Kingdom.[11][4]
On 1 May 1934 she married Louis Gustaaf Verberckt (1904) in Bruges, who worked at the gas and electricity company.[3] Their oldest son was painter Erik Verberckt (1935-2014), who married to athletics champion Rosika Heydens.[12]
References
change- ↑ Register of the civil status of Bruges, birth certificate 13452, 2 December 1905
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Walgura Van Steenlandt". La Dernière Heure. 28 December 1925.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Walburga Albina Augusta Van Steenlandt". geneanet.org (in Dutch).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Le meeting international du Brusselds Femina Club" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 6 July 1925. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "Les championnats nationaux féminins d'athlétisme" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 22 July 1923.
- ↑ "Les championnats féminins d'athlétisme" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 22 July 1925.
- ↑ "Wederlandsche sportvrouwen meeting te Stamford-Bridge". Sportwereld (in Dutch). 4 August 1924. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "La rencontre féminine d'athletisme France - Belgique | Un superbe victoire des sportives Française". La Dernière Heure (in French). 18 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "De landenwedstrijd België-Frankrijk (dames)". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 3 August 1925. p. 5 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "De vrouwenwedstrijd België-Frankrijk | De onze ondergaan eene verpletterende nederlaag". Sportwereld (in Dutch). 3 August 1925. p. 1-2 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "Der Brusselds F.C. een groot sukses" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 6 July 1925. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "Kunstenaar Erik Verberckt vandaag begraven" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 3 June 2014.