Jolanda de Rover

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Olympic medal record
Women’s Swimming
Gold 1984 Los Angeles 200m Backstroke
Bronze 1984 Los Angeles 100m Backstroke

Jolanda de Rover (born October 10, 1963 in Amstelveen, The Netherlands) is a former swimmer from Holland, who won the golden medal on the 200 backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In total she won twelve Dutch titles on long course in the years 1980-1987. De Rover retired after the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea.

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Olympic champions in women's 200 m backstroke
1968: Lilian Watson | 1972: Melissa Belote | 1976: Ulrike Richter | 1980: Rica Reinisch | 1984: Jolanda de Rover | 1988: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1996: Krisztina Egerszegi | 2000: Diana Mocanu | 2004: Kirsty Coventry
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