Benno Kuipers

Swimmer, Olympic athlete

1974 –

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Who is Benno Kuipers?

Benno Gerrit Valentijn Kuipers is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. Kuipers competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

After having missed qualification for the European LC Championships 2002 in Berlin, he retired from the international scene. He then became an assistant coach of Fedor Hes in Amsterdam. Kuipers won a total of eighteen Dutch titles during his career, which was plagued by injury.

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Born
Mar 6, 1974
Ede
Also known as
  • Benno Gerrit Valentijn Kuipers
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Profession
Lived in
  • Gelderland

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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