Elles Voskes (born 3 August 1964 in

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) is a former

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from

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, who competed for her native country at the

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. There she won the silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, alongside Conny van Bentum,

Desi Reijers Dirkje Johanna ("Desi") Reijers (born 4 June 1964 in Doetinchem) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. There she won the silver m ...

, and

Annemarie Verstappen Anna Maria Theodora Petra "Annemarie" Verstappen (born 3 October 1965, in Rosmalen) is a female former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. Swimming career Verstappen won a total number of three medals at the 1984 Summe ...

, just like a year earlier at the European LC Championships in

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References

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1964 births Living people Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Dutch female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Swimmers from Amsterdam European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub