- Ilse Broeders
Ilse Broeders (born
July 4 ,1977 inLoon op Zand ) is a Dutchbobsled der who competed from 1999 to 2006. Competing in twoWinter Olympics , she earned her best finish of tenth in the two-woman event atSalt Lake City in 2002.She drove in the two-woman event with
Jeannette Pennings . Broeders and Pennings appeared on their first Olympics at the2002 Winter Olympics inSalt Lake City . They were named among the possible surprise medalists, but were unable to reach this effort, and finished tenth in the two-woman event.Broeders finished 14th in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in
Calgary , making her eligible for the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin . At a qualifying run-off inOberhof, Germany , four competitors fought for two seats behind drivers Broeders andEline Jurg . Pennings ended up in first place and joined Broeders in her team. At the Olympics, Broeders and Pennings started off as first Dutch team, but were unable to recover from a mistake in the upper half of theCesana Pariol track, resulting in a crash. Both Broeders and Pennings emerged without any physical injury and were allowed to return for the remaining three runs, but withdrew from competition prior to the second run.Broeders retired in 2006.
References
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/2002w/Bobsleigh_Women_Doubles.html 2002 bobsleigh two-woman results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/2006w/Bobsleigh_Women_Doubles.html 2006 bobsleigh two-woman results]
* [http://www.damesbobslee.nl/ Damesbobslee.nl profile] nl icon
* [http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100348&nat=NED&sport=BS&sex=W&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile]
* [http://student.kennisnet.nl/archiefsterren/ilsebroeders Kenniset.nl interview with Broeders prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics] nl icon
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/nld/Ilse+Broeders/604624 Yahoo.com profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics]
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