Stefanie Luiken
Dutch swimmer (born 1985)
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Stefanie Lucia Mariëlle Luiken (born 16 May 1985) is a Dutch former backstroke swimmer. She participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished sixth with the Dutch 4×100 m medley relay team.[1] She won a bronze medal at the 2004 European Aquatics Championships in the same event.
FullnameStefanie Lucia Mariëlle Luiken
Born16 May 1985
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
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| Full name | Stefanie Lucia Mariëlle Luiken | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1985 Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Philips Sport Vereniging (PSV), Eindhoven | ||||||||||||||
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Luiken was born in Nijmegen, but later moved to Eindhoven to train at the Philips Sport Vereniging club. She won four national titles in backstroke: 50 m and 100 m in 2003 (25 m pool) and 100 m in 2004–2005.[2] While preparing for the 2008 Olympics, she decided to retire from competitive swimming in March 2008.[3]
