Conny van Bentum

Conny van Bentum
Conny van Bentum in 1983
Personal information
Full nameCornelia van Bentum
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1965-08-12) 12 August 1965
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

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. 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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