About Els Vader
Lived 1959 – 2021 (aged 61). Els Vader was a Dutch athletics competitor.
Elisabeth Cornelia "Els" Vader (married Scharn) (24 September 1959 – 8 February 2021) was a track and field sprinter from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay (in 1988 only), but failed to reach the finals in any event.
Vader was Holland's leading sprinter in the 1980s, alongside Nelli Cooman. Altogether she gathered 23 national championships in the various outdoor and indoor sprint events. She won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres at the 1985 European Indoor Championships.
She was married to former athlete and coach Haico Scharn.
She died from major duodenal papilla cancer.
International competitions 1Did not finish in the quarterfinals 2Did not start in the final 3Disqualified in the semifinals 4Did not start in the semifinals
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Who was Els Vader?
Dutch sprinter (1959–2021)
When was Els Vader born?
Els Vader was born on 24 September 1959 in Vlissingen.
When did Els Vader die?
Els Vader died on 8 February 2021 in Culemborg.
What was Els Vader's occupation?
Els Vader was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Els Vader?
Els Vader was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Els Vader. https://biography.guide/els-vader/
MLA: "Els Vader." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/els-vader/.
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