Conny van Bentum

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Bentum, not Bentum.

Conny van Bentum

Error creating thumbnail: Conny van Bentum in 1983
Personal information
Full name	Cornelia van Bentum
Nationality	Netherlands
Born	(1965-08-12) 12 August 1965 Barneveld, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Medal record Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Bronze medal – third place 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 4×200 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split 100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split 200 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split 4×100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 200 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 200 m butterfly Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 4×200 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1985 Sofia 100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle Summer Universiade Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 100 m freestyle Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 200 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb 100 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb 100 m butterfly Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kobe 100 m butterfly Bronze medal – third place 1987 Zagreb 50 m freestyle

Cornelia "Conny" van Bentum (born 12 August 1965, in Barneveld) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands.

Swimming career

Van Bentum 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).

In 1988 she won the 'Open' ASA National British Championships over 50 metres freestyle, 100 metres freestyle and 200 metres freestyle. She also won the 100 metres butterfly and the 200 metres butterfly titles in 1988.

External links

• Dutch Olympic Committee