Conny van Bentum

Conny van Bentum

Personal information
Full name	Cornelia van Bentum
Nationality	Netherlands
Born	August 12, 1965 (1965-08-12) (age 46) Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Butterfly
Medal record Olympic Games Silver 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle Silver 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1980 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Bronze 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1986 Madrid 100 m freestyle Bronze 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1986 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) Silver 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Silver 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley Silver 1985 Sofia 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1981 Split 100 m freestyle Bronze 1981 Split 200 m freestyle Bronze 1981 Split 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1983 Rome 100 m freestyle Bronze 1983 Rome 200 m freestyle Bronze 1983 Rome 200 m butterfly Bronze 1983 Rome 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1985 Sofia 100 m freestyle Bronze 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle Summer Universiade Gold 1985 Kobe 100 m freestyle Gold 1985 Kobe 200 m freestyle

Cornelia ("Conny") van Bentum (born August 12, 1965 in Barneveld, Gelderland) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. At each of those swimming tournaments she won a medal with the 4×100 m freestyle relay team: one bronze (1980), and two silvers (1984 and 1988).

During her career, Van Bentum won a total number of eleven medals at the European LC Championships (two silvers, nine bronze), and five medals (bronze) at the World Aquatics Championships. In 1983, she was named Dutch Sportswoman of The Year. In the 1980s she trained for two years in the United States, at the University of California, Berkeley, alongside famous swimmers like Matt Biondi and Mary T. Meagher. After her career, she returned at the highest level in sports, by becoming the team doctor of the Dutch Women's Field Hockey Team.

See also

• Dutch records in swimming

Awards
Preceded by Annemarie Verstappen	Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1983	Succeeded by Ria Stalman

References

• Dutch Olympic Committee

Persondata
Name	Bentum, Conny Van
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 12, 1965
Place of birth	Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death