Enith Brigitha

Enith Brigitha

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Born	April 15, 1955
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the  Netherlands Olympic Games Bronze 1976 Montreal 100 m freestyle Bronze 1976 Montreal 200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Silver 1973 Belgrade 200 m backstroke Bronze 1973 Belgrade 100 m freestyle Bronze 1975 Cali 100 m freestyle Bronze 1975 Cali 200 m freestyle Bronze 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) Silver 1974 Vienna 200 m freestyle Silver 1974 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle Silver 1977 Jönköping 100 m freestyle Silver 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1974 Vienna 100 m freestyle Bronze 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke Bronze 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke

Enith Sijtje Maria Brigitha (born April 15, 1955 in Willemstad, Curaçao) was one the leading swimmers of the 1970s, who represented the Netherlands twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany). She won two bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, in the women's 100 m and 200 m freestyle. Brigitha twice was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year, in 1973 and 1974. Enith was the first black athlete to win a swimming medal in the Olympics.^[1][2]

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