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Kirsten Vlieghuis has competed for Netherlands Kirsten Vlieghuis has won 2 bronze medals at the Olympic Games

Kirsten Vlieghuis is a swimmer who has competed for the Netherlands. She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Vlieghuis' major Olympic success transpired at her Olympic debut in 1996. There, she claimed two bronze medals with the Dutch record time each in the long-distance freestyle double (4:08.70 in the 400 and 8:30.84 in the 800). Four years later in Sydney, she swam the same double from Atlanta but missed the top eight final in any of her races. Shortly after the Games, she retired from competitive swimming.

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Rank
1996 Women's 400 freestyle Bronze
Women's 800m freestyle Bronze
Women's 4x200m freestyle relay 6th
2000 Women's 400m freestyle 10th
Women's 800m freestyle 10th

1996[]

Discipline Round Time
400 metres freestyle Heats 4:11.04
Final 4:08.70 NR
800 metres freestyle Heats 8:39.73
Final 8:30.84 NR
4x200 metres freestyle relay Heats 8:12.78
(Reserve)
NR
Final 8:08.48
(2:01.90 split)
NR

2000[]

Discipline Round Time
400 metres freestyle Heats 4:11.87
Final Did not advance
800 metres freestyle Heats 8:35.80
Final Did not advance
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