Geertje Wielema
 Geertje Wielema in 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 July 1934 Hilversum, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 August 2009 (aged 75) Almere, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | De Robben, Hilversum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
Geertje Wielema (24 July 1934 – 18 August 2009) was a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke. In 1954 she was named Holland's first female Sportspersonality of the Year.[2] References
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Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2009 deaths
- Dutch female swimmers
- Female backstroke swimmers
- Female freestyle swimmers
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands
- Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Hilversum
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Dutch Olympic medalist stubs
- Dutch swimming biography stubs