Inge Dekker

Inge Dekker

Personal information
National team	Netherlands
Born	(1985-08-18) 18 August 1985 (age 31) Assen, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Website	IngeDekker.com
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the Netherlands Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 1 World Championships (LC) 3 0 3 World Championships (SC) 7 0 2 European Championships (LC) 2 6 2 European Championships (SC) 15 6 3 Total 28 13 11 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 50 m butterfly 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 50 m butterfly 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle 2008 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Doha 4×200 m freestyle 2008 Manchester 50 m butterfly 2014 Doha 50 m butterfly European Championships (LC) 2006 Budapest 100 m butterfly 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle 2004 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly 2008 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly 2014 Berlin 4×100 m mixed medley 2014 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 4×50 m medley 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle 2005 Trieste 4×50 m medley 2007 Debrecen 100 m butterfly 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m freestyle 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 100 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 50 m butterfly 2009 Istanbul 100 m butterfly 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m medley 2010 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly 2010 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly 2015 Netanya 4×50 m medley 2005 Trieste 50 m butterfly 2006 Helsinki 50 m butterfly 2006 Helsinki 100 m butterfly 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle 2007 Debrecen 50 m butterfly 2015 Netanya 4×50 m freestyle 2013 Herning 50 m butterfly 2013 Herning 4×50 m mixed freestyle 2015 Netanya 4×50 m mixed freestyle

Inge Dekker (born 18 August 1985) is a Dutch former competitive swimmer who specialised in butterfly and freestyle events. She won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside teammates Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Dekker became Olympic champion in the 4×100-metre freestyle together with Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk and Marleen Veldhuis, setting a then Olympic record. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 4 x 100 metre freestyle team that won the silver medal, with Veldhuis, Heemskerk and Kromowidjojo, behind the Australian team who set a new Olympic record.

Dekker's younger sister Lia was also a member of the Dutch national swimming team.

In February 2016, Dekker was diagnosed with cervical cancer. In March, she had a successful surgery and she made the 2016 Summer Olympics, which were her fourth Olympics.

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