Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen

Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
Linssen-Vaessen in 1952
Personal information
Full nameMarie-Louise Jean Joséphine Linssen-Vaessen
Born19 March 1928 (1928-03-19)
Maastricht, the Netherlands
Died15 February 1993 (1993-02-16) (aged 64)
Horst, the Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubZON, Heerlen
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1947 Monte Carlo 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1950 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1950 Vienna 100 m freestyle

Marie-Louise Jean Joséphine Linssen-Vaessen (19 March 1928 – 15 February 1993) was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m events.[1] She won three European medals in these events in 1947–1950.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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