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Dutch swimmer

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Voorn, not Voorn.
Koosje van Voorn
Koosje van Voorn in 1952
Personal information
Born(1935-01-15)15 January 1935
Groningen, the Netherlands
Died5 August 2018(2018-08-05) (aged 83)
Scheveningen, the Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubVZN, Groningen
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Turin 100 m freestyle

Koosje van Voorn, (15 January 1935 – 5 August 2018) was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. She competed in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the relay, alongside Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher and Hannie Termeulen.

References

  1. Koosje van Voorn. sports-reference.com
  2. "Koosje van Voorn - Sport in Stad".

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