Daphne Jongejans

Daphne Jongejans Bousquet
Jongejans In 1984
Personal information
Full nameDaphne Cérès Jongejans
NationalityDutch
Born (1965-06-22) 22 June 1965 (age 61)
Amstelveen, North Holland
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (1984)
Weight130 lb (59 kg) (1984)
Websiteeventstrategysolutions.com
Sport
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
SportWomen's Diving
Event
3m Springboard
University teamUniversity of Miami
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
3rd
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Strasbourg3m Springboard
Bronze medal – third place1983 Rome3m Springboard

Daphne Cérès Jongejans (born 22 June 1965 in Badhoevedorp, North Holland) is a retired female diver from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988 and 1992.

Background

Jongejans' best Olympic performance was finishing in eighth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the women's 3 metres springboard event.

She is a graduate of the University of Miami, and is in their sports hall of fame.

She is married to Scott Bousquet and has two children.[citation needed] She resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia and works as an event planner.

References

  1. ↑ "Daphne Jongejans Biography and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - Daphne Jongejans Bousquet". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  3. ↑ AP (1989-05-05). "chinese divers take world cup lead". Free Lance Star. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. ↑ (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee Archived June 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Daphne Jongejans-Bousquet - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame on YouTube
  6. ↑ Daphne Jongejans-Bousquet acceptance speech - UM Sports Hall of Fame on YouTube