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Conny van Bentum

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Conny van Bentum
Conny van Bentum in 1983
Personal information
Full nameCornelia van Bentum
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1965-08-12) 12 August 1965 (age 61)
Barneveld, Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Los Angeles4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1980 Moscow4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place1982 Guayaquil4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1986 Madrid100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1986 Madrid4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1986 Madrid4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1986 Madrid4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1983 Rome4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1983 Rome4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1985 Sofia4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1981 Split100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1981 Split200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1981 Split4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1983 Rome100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1983 Rome200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1983 Rome200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1983 Rome4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1985 Sofia100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1985 Sofia4×100 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1985 Kobe100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1985 Kobe200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1987 Zagreb100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1987 Zagreb100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1985 Kobe100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1987 Zagreb50 m freestyle

Cornelia "Conny" van Bentum (born 12 August 1965, in Barneveld) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands.

Swimming career

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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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  1. ↑ Conny van Bentum Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ ""Results from Leeds." Times, 1 Aug. 1988, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
  4. ↑ "Downes, Steven. "Fast finish may end the hopes of Croft." Times, 29 July 1988, p. 37". Times Digital Archive.
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