Daphne Jongejans
 Jongejans In 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daphne Cérès Jongejans | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 22, 1965 Amstelveen, North Holland | |||||||||||||||
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (1984)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) (1984) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | eventstrategysolutions.com | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Country |
 Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Diving | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3m Springboard | |||||||||||||||
| University team | University of Miami [2] | |||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 3rd[3] | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daphne Cérès Jongejans (born June 22, 1965 in Badhoevedorp, North Holland) is a retired female diver from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988 and 1992.[4]
Background
Jongejans' best Olympic performance was finishing in eighth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the women's 3 metres springboard event. Her younger brother Edwin was also a well-known international diver. He won the world title in the men's 1 metre springboard event at the 1991 World Aquatic Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[5]
She is a graduate of the University of Miami,[6] and is in their sports hall of fame.[7]
She is married to Scott Bousquet and has two children.[8] She resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia and works as an event planner.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daphne Jongejans. |
- Daphne Bousquet's channel on YouTube
- Dave Joseph (1985-02-12). "Springboard To Success Daphne Jongejans Has Become Um`s Model Diver". Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- "Jongejans profile". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- Daphne Jongejans on Twitter
References
- ↑ "Daphne Jongejans Biography and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ↑ "BUniversity of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - Daphne Jongejans Bousquet". Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ AP (1989-05-05). "chinese divers take world cup lead". Free Lance Star. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ↑ (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
- ↑ "Daphne Jongejans". Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ Daphne Jongejans-Bousquet - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame on YouTube
- ↑ Daphne Jongejans-Bousquet acceptance speech - UM Sports Hall of Fame on YouTube
- ↑ "Olympic Diver Daphne Jongejans-Bousquet Dives into ME Productions!". Retrieved 2011-11-30.