Kirsten Vlieghuis

{{short description|Dutch swimmer}}

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| fullname = Kirsten Vlieghuis

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| strokes = Freestyle

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|5|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{NED}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 1996 Atlanta | 400 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze | 1996 Atlanta | 800 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalBronze | 1998 Perth | 800 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalSilver | 1995 Vienna | 4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 1999 Istanbul | 800 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 Helsinki | 800 m freestyle}}

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Kirsten Vlieghuis (born 17 May 1976 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won two bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, in the 400m and 800m freestyle competition. She also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{citation|url=https://www.olympic.org/kirsten-vlieghuis|title=Kirsten Vlieghuis|publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=2020-09-20}}{{citation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204035752/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vl/kirsten-vlieghuis-1.html|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vl/kirsten-vlieghuis-1.html|archive-date=2016-12-04|title=Kirsten Vlieghuis|work=Sports-reference}}

Vlieghuis won the 1991 European Junior Swimming Championships in the 400m and 800m freestyle, and won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia. She won the 800m freestyle event in the 1998 Goodwill Games.{{citation|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/sports/track/072998good-swimming.2.jpg.html|title=Goodwill Games: Kirsten Vlieghuis|work=The New York Times|date=July 29, 1998}} She retired from competitive swimming in 2001.{{citation|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/dutch-star-kirsten-vlieghuis-retires/|title=Dutch Star Kirsten Vlieghuis Retires|date=4 June 2001|work=Swimming World|first1=Oene|last1=Rusticus|first2=Jos|last2=van Kuijeren}}