Conny van Bentum
Appearance
Cornelia "Conny" van Bentum (born 12 August 1965, in Barneveld) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands.
Swimming career
[edit]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
- Sportspeople from Gelderland
- Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands
- Dutch female butterfly 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
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Netherlands
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Netherlands
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
- Dutch swimming biography stubs