Hugo Goossen

Hugo Goossen (born 15 October 1963) is a Surinamese former swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] He also represented Suriname at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana and at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. Born in the Netherlands, he came to Suriname when he was six months old and spent the next few years in Moengo. In 1969 his family moved to Paramaribo and Goossen joined the 'Dolfijn' swim club.[2] Goossen studied at the Delft University of Technology and later worked as a communications engineer in Qatar.[3]

Hugo Goossen
Personal information
Full nameHugo Goossen
Born (1963-10-15) 15 October 1963
Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hugo Goossen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. Stutgard, Ricky W. (1990) De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893–1988). Alberga, Paramaribo. ISBN 9991494936. p. 87-88
  3. Wim van den Broek (8 November 2020). "Laatste WorldCup; Terugblik: winst Geke in Thorsminde; Wie is Swedeman Hugo Goossen? -WTJ 976". trikipedia.nl. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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