Conny van Bentum
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Cornelia "Conny"•van Bentum |
| Used name | Conny•van Bentum |
| Born | 12 August 1965 in Barneveld, Gelderland (NED) |
| Measurements | 181 cm / 76 kg |
| Affiliations | DWK, Barneveld (NED) / California Golden Bears, Berkeley (USA) |
| NOC |  Netherlands |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Conny van Bentum was one of the best freestyle and butterfly swimmers of the 1980s. Her career started in 1979, when she won her first national title at age 13. She proceeded to reach the Olympic final of the 100 m freestyle and win a bronze medal with the Dutch relay squad. She went on to collect two more Olympic relay medals, as well as five World Championship medals (all bronze) and 12 European Championship medals (three silver, nine bronze). Her only international titles came at the 1985 Universiade, where she won the 100 and 200 m freestyle. After winning six medals at the 1983 European Championships, she was elected female athlete of the year in the Netherlands. After completing her medical studies, Van Bentum briefly worked as a staff doctor for the Dutch women’s hockey team, before working as a GP in Amersfoort.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | NED |
Conny van Bentum | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Netherlands | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | NED |
Conny van Bentum | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Netherlands | 2 | Silver | |||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| 200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | Netherlands | |||||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | NED |
Conny van Bentum | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Netherlands | 2 | Silver | |||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | Netherlands | 5 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (3–4–4 1985 Kobe SWI gold: 100 m freestyle and 200 m freestyle, silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley relay; 1987 Zagreb SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 100 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, and 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 50 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (0–3–9 1981 Split SWM bronze: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, and 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1983 Roma SWM silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 200 m butterfly, and 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1985 Sofia SWM silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 100 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–0–5 1982 Guayaquil SWI bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1986 Madrid SWI bronze: 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Elected Dutch Athlete of the Year (1983)