Rutger Sturkenboom

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Rutger Sturkenboom
Personal information
Born (1970-02-23) 23 February 1970 (age 54)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Paralympic swimming
Medal record
Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul 100 m breaststroke L5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul 200 m individual medley L5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke SB9
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley relay S7–10
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle S9
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle S9
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 200 m medley SM9
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley S7–10

Rutger Sturkenboom (born 23 February 1970) [1] is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer. [2] He represented the Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. In total he won four silver medals and four bronze medals at the Summer Paralympics. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Rutger Sturkenboom (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)". DUB - Utrecht University independent news website (in Dutch). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Rutger Sturkenboom". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "Zwemmer haalt eerste goud op Paralympics". Trouw (in Dutch). 19 August 1996. Retrieved 10 February 2020.