Annemarie Verstappen
 Annemarie Verstappen in 1985 | ||
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Representing the  Netherlands
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1984 Los Angeles | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1984 Los Angeles | 100 m freestyle |
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1984 Los Angeles | 200 m freestyle |
| World Championships (LC) | ||
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1982 Guayaquil | 200 m freestyle |
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1982 Guayaquil | 100 m freestyle |
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1982 Guayaquil | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1986 Madrid | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1986 Madrid | 4×200 m freestyle |
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1986 Madrid | 4×100 m medley |
| European Championships | ||
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1983 Rome | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1983 Rome | 4×100 m medley |
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1981 Split | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1983 Rome | 4×200 m freestyle |
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1985 Sofia | 4×100 m freestyle |
Anna Maria Theodora Petra "Annemarie" Verstappen (born 3 October 1965, in Rosmalen) is a female former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands.
Swimming career
[edit]Verstappen won a total number of three medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.[1] In 1982, she became world champion in the 200 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Ecuador. At the end of that same year, she was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year. In July 1983, she broke the world record in the 50 m freestyle.[2]
Despite being of Dutch nationality she won the 200 metres medley title in 1981 at the ASA National British Championships.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Her son Vincent Janssen is a professional football player.[4]
See also
[edit]- World record progression 50m freestyle
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annemarie Verstappen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Still, Athole (8 August 1981). "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 8 Aug. 1981, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
- ^ "'Vincent weet precies wat hij wil. Ik was anders' | Sport | de Volkskrant". 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
External links
[edit]- Dutch Olympic Committee
Media related to Annemarie Verstappen at Wikimedia Commons
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- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
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