Bob Schoutsen
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Born | 19 July 1951 Amsterdam, the Netherlands | (age 70)||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||
Club | De Dolfijn, Amsterdam | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Bob Schoutsen (born 19 July 1951) is a retired backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. His best individual result was sixth place in the 100 m backstroke (1:01.8) in 1968.[1] He won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Peter_Schillemans%2C_Bob_Schoutsen%2C_Wout_Schouten%2C_Jan_Evert_Veer_1969.jpg/300px-Peter_Schillemans%2C_Bob_Schoutsen%2C_Wout_Schouten%2C_Jan_Evert_Veer_1969.jpg)
Start of 100 m backstroke at the 1969 Dutch championships. From bottom: , Bob Schoutsen, and Jan Evert Veer
References[]
- ^ Bob Schoutsen. sports-reference.com
- ^ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN). gbrathletics.com
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands
- Dutch male swimmers
- Dutch male backstroke swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers from Amsterdam
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Dutch swimming biography stubs