Rie Mastenbroek
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Netherlands |
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| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Gold | 1936 Berlin | 100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1936 Berlin | 400 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1936 Berlin | 4x100 m freestyle relay | |
| Silver | 1936 Berlin | 100 m backstroke | |
Hendrika ("Rie") Wilhelmina Mastenbroek (February 26, 1919 – November 6, 2003) was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.
[edit] Biography
Born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, she started swimming under the coaching of "Ma" Braun, who had coached her daughter to an Olympic gold medal in 1928. In 1934, Mastenbroek won three gold medals and a silver at the European Championships.
She repeated that performance at the 1936 Summer Olympics, aged only 17, winning the 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and the 4 x 100 m freestyle. In the 100 m backstroke, she finished second behind teammate Nida Senff. (Senff missed a turning point and had to swim back before completing the last 50 m. She nevertheless beat Mastenbroek thanks to an outstanding last leg.)
The following year she became a swimming instructor, thereby losing her amateur status and becoming ineligible for competition.
During her career she broke nine world records (six for backstroke; three for freestyle). In 1968 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
She died at age 84 in Rotterdam.
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