Daphne Jongejans

Daphne Jongejans Bousquet

Jongejans In 1984
Personal information
Full name	Daphne Cérès Jongejans
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1965-06-22) June 22, 1965 Amstelveen, North Holland
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (1984)[1]
Weight	130 lb (59 kg) (1984)
Website	eventstrategysolutions.com
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Women's Diving
Event(s)	3m Springboard
University team	University of Miami [2]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	3rd[3]
Medal record Women's Diving Representing the  Netherlands European Championships 1987 Strasbourg 3m Springboard 1983 Rome 3m Springboard

Daphne Cérès Jongejans (born June 22, 1965 in Badhoevedorp, North Holland) is a retired female diver from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988 and 1992.^[4]

Background

Jongejans' best Olympic performance was finishing in eighth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the women's 3 metres springboard event. Her younger brother Edwin was also a well-known international diver. He won the world title in the men's 1 metre springboard event at the 1991 World Aquatic Championships in Perth, Western Australia.^[5]

She is a graduate of the University of Miami,^[6] and is in their sports hall of fame.^[7]

She is married to Scott Bousquet and has two children.^[8] She resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia and works as an event planner.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daphne Jongejans.

• Daphne Bousquet's channel on YouTube
• Dave Joseph (1985-02-12). "Springboard To Success Daphne Jongejans Has Become Um`s Model Diver". Retrieved 28 July 2012. 
• "Jongejans profile". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012. 
• Daphne Jongejans on Twitter
  

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