Stefanie Luiken

{{Short description|Dutch swimmer (born 1985)}}

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| fullname = Stefanie Lucia Mariëlle Luiken

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|05|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nijmegen, Netherlands

| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| club = Philips Sport Vereniging (PSV), Eindhoven

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{NED}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2004 Madrid | 4×100 m medley relay }}

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Stefanie Lucia Mariëlle Luiken (born 16 May 1985) is a Dutch former backstroke swimmer. She participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished sixth with the Dutch 4×100 m medley relay team. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 European Aquatics Championships in the same event.

Luiken was born in Nijmegen, but later moved to Eindhoven to train at the Philips Sport Vereniging club. She won four national titles in backstroke: 50 m and 100 m in 2003 (25 m pool) and 100 m in 2004–2005. While preparing for the 2008 Olympics, she decided to retire from competitive swimming in March 2008.

References

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{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/stefanie-luiken-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062913/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/stefanie-luiken-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}

[http://www.zwemkroniek.com/whoswho.php?action=1&id=48 Stefanie Luiken]. zwemkroniek.com

Marcia Jansen (2 August 2008). [http://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/zwemmen/3499924/Stefanie-Luiken-is-echt-klaar-met-zwemmen-van-wedstrijden.ece Stefanie Luiken is 'echt klaar' met zwemmen van wedstrijden]. gelderlander.nl

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