Jopie Troost

{{Short description|Dutch swimmer (born 1942)}}

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|image=Fanny Blankers-Koen and Jopie Troost in Rome.jpg

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|caption=Jopie Troost (left) and Fanny Blankers-Koen at the 1960 Olympics

|birth_date={{birth-date and age|19 September 1942}}

|birth_place=Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Swimming

|club=HDZ, Amsterdam

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Josephina Johanna "Jopie" Troost (born 19 September 1942) is a retired Dutch swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. A medal favorite, the Dutch team was disqualified in the heats for a premature start by Sieta Posthumus. Troost was part of 4 × 100 m freestyle relay teams that set three national records in 1958.

References

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{{reflist|refs=

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060857/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/jopie-troost-1.html Jopie Troost]. sports-reference.com

[http://www.geschiedenis24.nl/andere-tijden/afleveringen/2001-2002/De-zaak-Sieta-Posthumus.html De zaak Sieta Posthumus]. yah yee geschiedenis24.nl

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Category:1942 births

Category:Living people

Category:Swimmers from Amsterdam

Category:Dutch female freestyle swimmers

Category:Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands

Category:Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Category:20th-century Dutch sportswomen

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