Cocky Gastelaars
 Cocky Gastelaars in 1961 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Netherlands
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| Women’s Swimming | ||
| European Championships (LC)[1] | ||
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1958 Budapest | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1958 Budapest | 4×100 m medley |
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1958 Budapest | 100 m freestyle |
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1962 Leipzig | 4×100 m freestyle |
Cornelia Maria (Cocky) van Engelsdorp-Gastelaars (born 24 February 1938, Rotterdam) is a Dutch former swimmer who twice improved the world record in the women's 100 metre freestyle in 1956.
On March 3, 1956, in
Soviet invasion of Hungary
caused her to miss out on a likely medal in the 100m individual freestyle and the 4 × 100 m relays.
She did compete in the 1960 Summer Olympics, but was past her prime at that point and finished seventh in 100m freestyle.[2]
See also
References
- ^ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cocky Gastelaars". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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