Hendrika Anna Maria "Ria" van der Horst (born 10 August 1932) is a former

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backstroke swimmer who participated in the

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

and

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 ...

. In 1948, she was fifth in 100 m backstroke, and in 1952 she was disqualified for an incorrect turn. She won the gold medal in the same event at the

1950 European Aquatics Championships The 1950 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 20–27 August 1950 in Vienna, Austria. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming ;Men's events ;Women's events Water polo See also *List of Europe ...

.EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)
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1932 births Living people Dutch female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Rotterdam European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub