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Nel van Vliet

1926 - 2006

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Petronella "Nel" van Vliet (17 January 1926 – 4 January 2006) was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. She won gold medals in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships and 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1973, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nel van Vliet is the 127th most popular swimmer (down from 94th in 2019), the 842nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 902nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Nel van Vliet ranks 127 out of 709. Before her are Frances Schroth, Lance Larson, Charles Devendeville, Oleksandr Sydorenko, Adolph Kiefer, and Max Hainle. After her are Cathy Ferguson, Brenda Helser, Vladimir Salnikov, Jean Taris, Belle Moore, and Maria Vierdag.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Nel van Vliet ranks 421. Before her are H. C. Robbins Landon, Raymond Gosling, Günter de Bruyn, H. R. Haldeman, Piero Drogo, and Zakaria Chihab. After her are Conrad Hall, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Li Han-hsiang, Georges Gandil, Jesús Loroño, and Otto Hemele. Among people deceased in 2006, Nel van Vliet ranks 306. Before her are Candy Barr, Jenő Dalnoki, André Strappe, Ratmir Kholmov, Volodymyr Dakhno, and László Jeney. After her are Östen Warnerbring, Schafik Hándal, Darry Cowl, Valentine Telegdi, Kenneth Lay, and Lidia Wysocka.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nel van Vliet ranks 842 out of 1,646. Before her are Gejus van der Meulen (1903), Lucebert (1924), Arie Schans (1952), André Kuipers (1958), Wilhelmina Drucker (1847), and Foppe de Haan (1943). After her are Michael Bleekemolen (1949), Caro Emerald (1981), Lou Tellegen (1881), Han Berger (1950), Hugo Hovenkamp (1950), and Michiel Huisman (1981).

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Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Nel van Vliet ranks 8. Before her are Willy den Ouden (1918), Gérard Blitz (1901), Marie Braun (1911), Nida Senff (1920), Tini Wagner (1919), and Ada Kok (1947). After her are Maria Vierdag (1905), Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (1925), Inge de Bruijn (1973), Petra van Staveren (1966), and Jolanda de Rover (1963).

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