Angela Postma (born August 6, 1971) is a former

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from the

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, who won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994 in

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. At the same tournament the sprinter, coached by Henk Tempelman, also captured a silver medal (50 m freestyle) and a bronze medal (4×50 m freestyle relay). Postma competed at the

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, where she finished in tenth position in the 50 m freestyle.Angela Postma at Sports Reference
at Sports Reference

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1971 births Living people Dutch female freestyle swimmers Dutch female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ede, Netherlands Swimmers from Gelderland Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub