Els Vader

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.^[1]

Els Vader

Els Vader in 1980
Personal information
Born	(1959-09-24)24 September 1959 Vlissingen, the Netherlands
Died	8 February 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 61)
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprint
Club	Zeeland Sport, Vlissingen
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands European Indoor Championships 1985 Athens 200 m

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.^[2]

International competitions

Representing the  Netherlands

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1977	European Junior Championships	Donetsk, Soviet Union	11th (sf)	100 m	12.11
			6th	200 m	24.34
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	46.20
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	17th (h)	60 m	7.57
	Universiade	Mexico City, Mexico	5th (sf)	100 m	11.76
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	17th (h)	100 m	11.611
			16th (sf)	200 m	23.44
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	7th (sf)	60 m	7.34
			4th	200 m	23.87
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	200 m	23.64
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	17th (qf)	100 m	11.56
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th (h)	60 m	7.412
			5th (sf)	200 m	24.152
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	13th (qf)	100 m	11.56
			15th (sf)	200 m	23.43
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	5th	60 m	7.25
			3rd	200 m	23.64
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	8th (h)	100 m	11.303
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	44.38
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	4th	60 m	7.19
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	6th	60 m	7.23
			8th (sf)	200 m	23.78
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th (sf)	60 m	7.23
			8th (h)	200 m	23.684
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	26th (qf)	100 m	11.51
			8th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	43.48

¹Did not finish in the quarterfinals
²Did not start in the final
³Disqualified in the semifinals
⁴Did not start in the semifinals