Marleen Veldhuis

Marleen Veldhuis
Veldhuis in 2008
Personal information
Full nameMagdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 45)
Borne, Netherlands
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubNationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 2
World Championships (LC) 2 2 4
World Championships (SC) 6 1 2
European Championships (LC) 3 4 4
European Championships (SC) 17 3 3
Total 29 11 15
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle[1]
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens[2] 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 50 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 50 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Indianapolis 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Indianapolis 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madrid 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Debrecen 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 4×50 m medley

Magdalena Johanna Maria "Marleen" Veldhuis (born 29 June 1979) is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands. She was world record holder in four events (one individual event and three relay events). Veldhuis won eight world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals. In the Olympics, she won a bronze medal in London 2012 in the 50 m freestyle, as well as three relay medals: bronze in Athens 2004, gold in Beijing 2008, and silver in London 2012.[3]

  1. ^ Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay: Netherlands take gold – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Archived 2008-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  3. ^ BBC Sport – London 2012 Olympics – Marleen Veldhuis: Medals in Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay