Daphne Jongejans
 Jongejans In 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daphne Cérès Jongejans | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 June 1965 Amstelveen, North Holland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (1984)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) (1984) | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | eventstrategysolutions.com | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Diving | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3m Springboard | |||||||||||||||||
| University team | University of Miami[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 3rd[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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Daphne Cérès Jongejans (born 22 June 1965 in Badhoevedorp, North Holland) is a retired female diver from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988 and 1992.[4]
Background
[edit]Jongejans' best Olympic performance was finishing in eighth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the women's 3 metres springboard event. Her younger brother Edwin was also a well-known international diver. He won the world title in the men's 1 metre springboard event at the 1991 World Aquatic Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[5]
She is a graduate of the University of Miami,[6] and is in their sports hall of fame.[7]
She is married to Scott Bousquet and has two children.[citation needed] She resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia and works as an event planner.
References
[edit]- ^ "Daphne Jongejans Biography and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "BUniversity of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - Daphne Jongejans Bousquet". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ AP (1989-05-05). "chinese divers take world cup lead". Free Lance Star. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee Archived June 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Daphne Jongejans". Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ Daphne Jongejans-Bousquet - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame on YouTube
- ^ Daphne Jongejans-Bousquet acceptance speech - UM Sports Hall of Fame on YouTube
External links
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- Dave Joseph (1985-02-12). "Springboard To Success Daphne Jongejans Has Become Um's Model Diver". Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Dutch female divers
- Divers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic divers for the Netherlands
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
- Sportspeople from Haarlemmermeer
- Miami Hurricanes women's divers
- 20th-century Dutch sportswomen