Conny van Bentum
Appearance
Cornelia "Conny" van Bentum (born 12 August 1965, in Barneveld) is a female former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands.
Swimming career
Van Bentum competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. At each of those swimming tournaments she won a medal with the 4×100 m freestyle relay team: one bronze (1980), and two silvers (1984 and 1988).[1][2]
In 1988 she won the 'Open' ASA National British Championships over 50 metres freestyle, 100 metres freestyle and 200 metres freestyle.[3] She also won the 100 metres butterfly and the 200 metres butterfly titles in 1988.[4]
References
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- ^ Conny van Bentum Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV[permanent dead link]. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
- ^ ""Results from Leeds." Times, 1 Aug. 1988, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Downes, Steven. "Fast finish may end the hopes of Croft." Times, 29 July 1988, p. 37". Times Digital Archive.
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Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Barneveld
- Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands
- Dutch female swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Dutch female freestyle swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- Universiade gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Universiade silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Universiade bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
- Dutch swimming biography stubs