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Kirsten Vlieghuis

Personal information
Full name	Kirsten Vlieghuis
Nationality	Netherlands
Born	(1976-05-17) 17 May 1976 (age 48) Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 400 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 800 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 800 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1995 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 800 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 800 m freestyle

Kirsten Vlieghuis (born 17 May 1976 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won two bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, in the 400m and 800m freestyle competition. She also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Vlieghuis won the 1991 European Junior Swimming Championships in the 400m and 800m freestyle, and won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia. She won the 800m freestyle event in the 1998 Goodwill Games. She retired from competitive swimming in 2001.

References

1. Kirsten Vlieghuis, International Olympic Committee, retrieved 2020-09-20
2. "Kirsten Vlieghuis", Sports-reference, archived from the original on 2016-12-04
3. ^ Rusticus, Oene; van Kuijeren, Jos (4 June 2001), "Dutch Star Kirsten Vlieghuis Retires", Swimming World
4. "Goodwill Games: Kirsten Vlieghuis", The New York Times, July 29, 1998

External links

• Profile on Zwemkroniek.com (in Dutch)
• Dutch Olympic Committee

v t e 1996 Dutch Olympic swimming team
Men's competition	Stefan Aartsen Pie Geelen Pieter van den Hoogenband Benno Kuipers Martin van der Spoel Mark Veens Marcel Wouda Mark van der Zijden
Women's competition	Madelon Baans Karin Brienesse Carla Geurts Wilma van Hofwegen Marianne Muis Angela Postma Minouche Smit Brenda Starink Patricia Stokkers Kirsten Vlieghuis

v t e 2000 Dutch Olympic swimming team
Men's competition	Stefan Aartsen Ewout Holst Pieter van den Hoogenband Joris Keizer Johan Kenkhuis Benno Kuipers Dennis Rijnbeek Mark Veens Marcel Wouda Mark van der Zijden Martijn Zuijdweg Klaas-Erik Zwering
Women's competition	Madelon Baans Inge de Bruijn Carla Geurts Chantal Groot Thamar Henneken Wilma van Hofwegen Manon van Rooijen Brenda Starink Haike van Stralen Kirsten Vlieghuis

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