Petronella van Vliet

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Nel van Vliet 1948

Petronella "Nel" van Vliet (born January 17, 1926 in Hilversum , † January 4, 2006 in Naarden ) was a Dutch swimmer .

Van Vliet was one of the best swimmers in the world in the late 1940s. At the height of her career, she won the 200m breaststroke title at the 1947 European Championships in Monaco . The following year, she was the same distance at the Olympic Games in London in 1948 in the Olympic record time of 2: 57.2 minutes Olympic champion.

A week after her Olympic victory, burglars stole her gold medal . Only after the approval of the International Olympic Committee a copy of the medal was made to her on 19 November 2004 by the chairman of the Dutch Sports Federation NOC * NSF , Erica Terpstra was presented.

During her active time, she set 15 world records . After finishing her sporting career, van Vliet worked as a swimming trainer. In 1973 she was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

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SURNAME Vliet, Petronella van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vliet, Nel van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Hilversum
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 2006
Place of death Naarden