Daphne Jongejans

Daphne Jongejans (1984 )

Daphne Cérès Jongejans ( born June 22, 1965 in Amstelveen ) is a former Dutch Water Diving. She started in the art of jumping from the 1- m and 3- m board. Jongejans was first of the 3 -meter board Dutch European champion and participated in three Olympic Games.

She won the same in its first major championship, the European Championships 1983 in Rome, the bronze medal from the 3 -meter board. The following year she took in Los Angeles for the first time in the Olympic Games. She reached from the 3 -meter board the finals and was tenth. At the World Cup 1986 in Madrid, she reached fourth place and thus their best result at a World Cup. Your biggest success at the European Championships Jongejans 1987 in Strasbourg. She became the first and to date, only Dutch European champion in the water jumping from the 3 -meter board. At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988, it reached the 3 -meter board the finals again and was eighth. After the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, ​​where she missed the 14 from 3- m- board the final, Jongejans ended her active career.

She studied from 1984 to 1988 at the University of Miami and trained there with the sports team of the University, the Hurricanes. She won a total of eight college title and was recorded in 2011 in the Hall of Fame of the University. Today Jongejans lives in Atlanta and works as a business consultant and event manager.

Her brother Edwin Jongejans was also a successful diver and is still the only Dutch world champion in the water jump.