Henny Hilberink
Dutch Paralympic swimmer (1943-2016)
Henny Hilberink (also known as Hennie Hilberink 21 December 1943 — 16 November 2016) was a Dutch Paralympic swimmer from Dedemsvaart.[1] She won a total of four gold medals at the 1972 Summer Paralympics and 1976 Summer Paralympics.
She competed in one of the most impaired disability classes. During the 1969 Paralympics in class 2 and during the 1972 Paralympics in class 1B.
At the 1972 Summer Paralympics she won the gold medal in the 25 m Backstroke event ahead of Quirien Jonker.[2] Four years later at the 1976 Summer Paralympics she competed in the 1B disability class and won three gold medals. She won the 25 m Backstroke event, 25 m Breaststroke event and 25 m Freestyle event.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Limburgsch dagblad". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Tubantia". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Leidsch Dagblad | 11 augustus 1976 | pagina 11". Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - De Volkskrant". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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