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Johan Kenkhuis (born 7 May 1980 in Vriezenveen, Overijssel) is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.
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| Full name | Johan Kenkhuis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1980 Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Johan was a member of the bronze medal 4×200 meter freestyle relay team. He also helped the Netherlands win a silver medal at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan in 2001 as a member of the 4×100 meter freestyle relay team.
However, by 2002, he was growing tired of the sport and close to retirement. His coach, Fedor Hes, helped him develop a different training strategy which involved spending more time on dry land. Seemingly invigorated by the new training style, Johan quickly progressed enough to win fourth place at the 50 meter freestyle event in the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. He finished only 0.01 seconds behind the bronze medalist.
In the 2004 Olympic Games, Johan was a member of the Dutch Olympic swim team. As the starting swimmer in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, alongside Pieter van den Hoogenband, Mitja Zastrow, and Klaas-Erik Zwering he played a critical role in securing a silver medal in the event.
Kenkhuis is currently living in Amsterdam where he is a member of De Dolfijn SPAX swim club but trains with XLence Swimteam. He is a Business and Marketing major at the Johan Cruyff University in Amsterdam.
Kenkhuis was one of only eleven openly gay athletes to participate in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[1] In November 2006 he announced that he would quit swimming on the highest level after the 2006 European Championships Short Course in Helsinki, Finland.
See also
- Dutch records in swimming
- Gay athletes
References
- Caldwell, John (7 December 2004). "Out and silver in Holland". The Advocate. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
External links
- Zwemkroniek Online Profile (in Dutch)
- XLence Swimteam Profile (in Dutch)
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2004 Dutch Olympic swimming team | ||
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На других языках
- [en] Johan Kenkhuis
[fr] Johan Kenkhuis
Johan Kenkhuis (né le 7 mai 1980) est un nageur néerlandais. Il participe à deux éditions des Jeux olympiques (2000 et 2004). En 2000, il remporte la médaille de bronze au sein du relais 4x200m nage libre. En 2004, il remporte la médaille d'argent au sein du relais 4x100m nage libre. En 2004, il est l'un des seuls athlètes à s'afficher ouvertement gay[1]. Il arrête sa carrière sportive en 2006.[it] Johan Kenkhuis
Johan Kenkhuis (Vriezenveen, 7 maggio 1980) è un nuotatore olandese. In carriera ha vinto una medaglia d'argento alle Olimpiadi di Sydney 2000 e una di bronzo e a quelle di Atene 2004. È apertamente dichiarato omosessuale[1] [2].[ru] Кенкхёйс, Йохан
Йохан Кенкхёйс (нидерл. Johan Kenkhuis; род. 7 мая 1980 года, Оверэйсел, Нидерланды) — нидерландский пловец, двукратный призёр Олимпийских игр в эстафетах (2000 и 2004), чемпион мира 1999 года в эстафете на короткой воде, многократный чемпион Европы в эстафетах. Выступал в плавании вольным стилем на дистанциях 50, 100 и 200 метров[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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