Hendrika Mastenbroek

Hendrika Mastenbroek
Rie Mastenbroek 1936
Personal information
Surname:	Hendrika Wilhelmina Mastenbroek
Nickname (s):	Rie Mastenbroek
Nation:	Netherlands
Swimming style (s) :	Back, freestyle
Society:	Onderlinge Dames Zwemclub
Birthday:	February 26, 1919
Place of birth:	Rotterdam , Netherlands
Date of death:	November 6, 2003
Place of death:	Rotterdam , Netherlands
Medal table
Olympic games 3 × 1 × 0 × European championships 3 × 1 × 0 ×

Hendrika Wilhelmina "Rie" Mastenbroek (born February 26, 1919 in Rotterdam ; † November 6, 2003 there ) was a Dutch swimmer and three-time Olympic champion .

biography

She was trained in her youth by the mother of Maria-Johanna Braun , who had become Olympic champion in 1928. In 1934 Mastenbroek won three gold medals and one silver medal at the European Championships in Magdeburg . At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin - she was only 17 years old at the time - she repeated this achievement. She won the 100 m freestyle , 400 m freestyle and the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay . Over 100 m back she won the silver medal behind her compatriot Nida Senff (Senff had not passed the last turn according to the regulations and had to swim back a few meters; nevertheless, she won thanks to an exceptionally good performance on the last lane).

From 1937 Mastenbroek worked as a swimming instructor. Because of this she lost her status as an amateur , which meant she was no longer eligible to compete. During her short career, she had set a total of nine world records, six in backstroke and three in free style. In 1968 she was inducted into the hall of fame of international swimming , and in 1997 she received the Olympic Medal from the International Olympic Committee .

Sporting successes

European Championship 1934 in Magdeburg

• Gold: 100 m back (1: 20.3 min)
• Gold: 400 m freestyle (5: 27.4 min)
• Gold: 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (4: 41.5 min)
• Silver: 100 m freestyle (1: 08.1 min)

1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

• Gold: 100 m freestyle (1: 05.9 min)
• Gold: 400 m freestyle (5: 26.4 min)
• Gold: 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (4: 36.0 min)
• Silver: 100 m back (1: 19.2 min)

Web links

• Hendrika Mastenbroek in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
• Hendrika Mastenbroek in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )