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Encyclopedia > Erica Terpstra
Silver
medal
1964
Tokyo
Swimming
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Bronze
medal
1964
Tokyo
Swimming
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Erica Georgine Terpstra (born May 26, 1943 in The Hague) is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands, who won two medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo: the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay and the silver in the 4x100 metres Medley Relay. At her only individual start, on the 100m Freestyle, she finished in fourth position in the final. Four years earlier, at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Terpstra became sixth in de 100m Freestyle, and fourth in the 4x100 Medley Relay. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,823,807 almost 4,000,000 1...


After her swimming career Terpstra became involved in politics. She was a parliament member for the Dutch liberals (VVD), and later on - in October 2003 - was elected president of the Dutch Olympic Committee. The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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