Joris Willem Eelco Tjebbes (5 November 1929, in

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– 31 July 2001, in

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) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer. He won a bronze medal at the

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and competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. Between 1950 and 1952, Tjebbes was the national champion in the 100 m and 400 m and set nine national records in the 100 m, 200 m and 400 m freestyle events.Joris Tjebbes
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1929 births 2001 deaths Dutch male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Vlissingen 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub