Daphne Jongejans
Daphne Cérès Jongejans (born June 22, 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]
Jongejans In 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Daphne Cérès Jongejans | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Amstelveen, North Holland | June 22, 1965||||||||||||||||
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(s) | 3m Springboard | ||||||||||||||||
University team | University of Miami [2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 3rd[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background
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.[8] She resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia and works as an event planner.
References
- "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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daphne Jongejans. |
- Dave Joseph (1985-02-12). "Springboard To Success Daphne Jongejans Has Become Um's Model Diver". Retrieved 28 July 2012.