Bouke Benenga (27 March 1888 in

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– 4 January 1968 in

) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and

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player who competed in the

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. He participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition, but he was eliminated in the first round. Also he was part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament. He is the younger brother of Lamme Benenga.

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Bouke Benenga
at Sports-reference.com 1888 births 1968 deaths Dutch male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Dutch male water polo players Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Rotterdam 20th-century Dutch people {{netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub