Sidney Appelboom

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Sidney Appelboom
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Born (1967-02-24) 24 February 1967 (age 55)
Antwerp, Belgium
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Sidney Appelboom (born 24 February 1967) is a retired Belgian breaststroke and medley swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

He won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1989 Maccabiah Games in Israel. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sidney Appelboom Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. "Jewish Post 9 August 1989 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.