Gijs Damen| Personal information |
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| Born |
(1979-07-20) 20 July 1979 |
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| Height |
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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| Weight |
84 kg (185 lb) |
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| Sport |
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| Sport |
Swimming |
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| Club |
PSV/NZE, ZPC Breda, MNC Dordrecht |
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Medal record
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Competitor for the  Netherlands |
| European Championships (SC) |
| Silver | 2001 Antwerp | 4×50 m freestyle |
| Gold | 2002 Riesa | 4×50 m freestyle |
| Gold | 2003 Dublin | 4×50 m freestyle |
| Gold | 2005 Trieste | 4×50 m freestyle |
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Gijs Damen (born 20 July 1979) is a retired Dutch swimmer. Between 2001 and 2005 he won one silver and three gold medals in the 4×50 m freestyle relay at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.[1] While winning the 2003 title the Dutch team set a new world record.[2]
He retired from competitive swimming in September 2006 and lives in Breda.[1]
References
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- 1996: Germany (Conrad, Tröger, Nolte, Smollich)
- 1998: Netherlands (Veens, Kenkhuis, Aartsen, Van den Hoogenband)
- 1999: Sweden (Andersson, Frölander, Nystrand, Carlsson)
- 2000: Sweden (Dahl, Nystrand, Frölander, Andersson)
- 2001: Ukraine (Sylantyev, Volynets, Lisogor, Shyrshov)
- 2002: Netherlands (Kenkhuis, Damen, Holst, Veens)
- 2003: Netherlands (Veens, Kenkhuis, Damen, Van den Hoogenband)
- 2004: France (Maitre, Bernard, Barnier, Bousquet)
- 2005: Netherlands (Veens, Zastrow, Damen, Kenkhuis)
- 2006: Sweden (Nystrand, Stymne, Piehl, Tilly)
- 2007: Sweden (Stymne, Piehl, Nylin, Nystrand)
- 2008: France (Bernard, Gilot, Leveaux, Bousquet)
- 2009: France (Leveaux, Stravius, Maitre, Bousquet)
- 2010: Italy (Dotto, Spadaro, Magnini, Orsi)
- 2011: Italy (Dotto, Orsi, Bocchia, Rolla)
- 2012: France (Manaudou, Bousquet, Stravius, Leveaux)
- 2013: Russia (Morozov, Fesikov, Lagunov, Konovalov)
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| Name |
Damen, Gijs |
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| Short description |
Swimmer |
| Date of birth |
20 July 1979 |
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