Edsard Schlingemann
 Edsard Schlingemann in 1984 | |||||||||||||||
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| National team | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1966 Kitwe, Zambia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1990 (aged 23) Epe, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, individual medley | ||||||||||||||
| Club | AZ&PC, Amersfoort | ||||||||||||||
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Edsard Frederik Schlingemann (6 September 1966 – 8 May 1990) was a Dutch swimmer who competed at the Olympic Games of 1984 in Los Angeles. With his three Dutch teammates he finished seventh in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and failed to reach the final of the 4×100 m freestyle relay. Schlingemann also missed the main (A) finals in his 100 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley races but did qualify for the B final in the 100 metre freestyle, finishing seventh.[1]
Schlingemann represented The Netherlands at the 1982 and 1986 World Championships and the European Championships of 1983 and 1985.[2]
He died aged 23 in a car crash on his way to training.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edsard Schlingemann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Swimming – Edsard Schlingemann (Netherlands) : season totals". the-sports.org
- ^ "Zwemmer Edsard Schlingemann verongelukt – NDC|VBK – De Krant van Toen". Dekrantvantoen.nl. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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