 Jongejans In 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daphne Cérès Jongejans | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1965-06-22) 22 June 1965 (age 59) Amstelveen, North Holland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (1984) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) (1984) | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | eventstrategysolutions.com | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Diving | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3m Springboard | |||||||||||||||||
| University team | University of Miami | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||
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Daphne Cérès Jongejans (born 22 June 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.
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.
She is a graduate of the University of Miami, and is in their sports hall of fame.
She is married to Scott Bousquet and has two children. She resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia and works as an event planner.
References
- "Daphne Jongejans Biography and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- "BUniversity of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - Daphne Jongejans Bousquet". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- AP (1989-05-05). "chinese divers take world cup lead". Free Lance Star. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee Archived June 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "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
External links
- Dave Joseph (1985-02-12). "Springboard To Success Daphne Jongejans Has Become Um's Model Diver". Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Dutch female divers
- Divers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic divers for the Netherlands
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
- Sportspeople from Haarlemmermeer
- Miami Hurricanes women's divers
- 20th-century Dutch sportswomen