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Petra van Staveren

Petra van Staveren in 1984
Personal information
Born	(1966-06-02) 2 June 1966 (age 58) Kampen, Netherlands
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	De Steur, Kampen
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 100 m breaststroke World Championships 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley European Championships 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley

Petronella ("Petra") Grietje van Staveren (born 2 June 1966) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She also won a bronze at the 1986 world championships and a European silver in 1983 in the 4×100 meter medley relay. She finished five times in fourth place at European championships in 1981–1985.

References

1. Petra van Staveren. sports-reference.com
2. Petra van Staveren.zwemmenindepolder.nl

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Men's competition	Frank Drost Peter Drost Gérard de Kort Hans Kroes Edsard Schlingemann Cees Vervoorn
Women's competition	Conny van Bentum Petra Hillenius Brigitte van der Lans Jolande van der Meer Desi Reijers Jolanda de Rover Petra van Staveren Wilma van Velsen Annemarie Verstappen Elles Voskes

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