Johan Bontekoe (1 July 1943 – 25 March 2006) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won a gold medal in the 400 meter event at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. This was the second ever European gold medal for a Dutch male swimmer after 1938 (Kees Hoving). He also competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics but failed to reach the finals. Meanwhile, he was the leading middle and long-distance freestyle swimmer in the Netherlands, winning almost all 200–1500 m events and setting 28 national records between 1960 and 1964. After retiring, he worked in a bank, but also remained associated with the Dutch swimming federation. He suffered from ill health in his last years, and died of pneumonia at the age 62.[1][2]
 Johan Bontekoe in 1960 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 July 1943 Assen, the Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 2006 (aged 62) Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Club | HPC, Heemstede | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Johan Bontekoe Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference
- ^ Johan Bontekoe Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. zwemmenindepolder.nl
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