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Johan Bontekoe

Olympic swimmer

Died when: 62 years 267 days (752 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Johan Bontekoe

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.


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