Josephina Johanna "Jopie" Troost (born 19 September 1942) is a retired Dutch swimmer who competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. A medal favorite, the Dutch team was disqualified in the heats for a premature start by

Sieta Posthumus Sieta Posthumus (born 22 April 1936) is a retired Dutch freestyle swimmer who participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. Her team was expected to compete for medals, but was disqualified in the preliminary round beca ...

. Troost was part of 4 × 100 m freestyle relay teams that set three national records in 1958.

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1942 births Living people Swimmers from Amsterdam Dutch female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub