Jolanda de Rover
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| Full name | Jolanda de Rover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 October 1963 Amstelveen, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DJK, Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jolanda de Rover (born 10 October 1963 in Amstelveen) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal in backstroke in 1984. In 1988, she finished fifth and seventh in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and 200 m backstroke events, respectively.[1]
Between 1981 and 1986 she won four medals at European and world championships;[2] she also won at least three national titles and set at least 10 national records in backstroke events.[3]
Jolanda de Rover in 1981
Personal life
De Rover is the mother of Kira Toussaint,[4] who qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke.[5]
References
- ↑ Jolanda de Rover. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Monique BOSGA. les-sports.info
- ↑ Jolanda de Rover. zwemmenindepolder.nl
- ↑ "Kira Toussaint". Tennessee Volunteers – Swimming & Diving. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Race, Loretta (July 12, 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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