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johan bontekoe in 1960 25 march 2006 -lrb- aged 62 -rrb- amsterdam , the netherlands hpc , heemstede assen , the netherlands 89 kg lb on 1.93 m ftin on swimming 1 july 1943 johan bontekoe 1960.jpg johan bontekoe
 johan bontekoe
johan bontekoe

johan bontekoe -lrb- 1 july 1943 -- 25 march 2006 -rrb- was a dutch freestyle swimmer who won a gold medal in the 400 meter event at the 1962 european aquatics championships .
this was the second ever european gold medal for a dutch male swimmer after 1938 -lrb- kees hoving -rrb- .
he also competed in the 1964 summer olympics but failed to reach the finals .
meanwhile , he was the leading middle and long distance freestyle swimmer in the netherlands , winning almost all 200 -- 1500 m events and setting 28 national records between 1960 and 1964 .
after retiring , he worked in a bank , but also remained associated with the dutch swimming federation .
he suffered from ill health in his last years , and died of pneumonia at the age 62 .
