Henricus Adrianus Joseph "Erik" Swinkels ( niderl. Henricus Adrianus Joseph (Eric) Swinkels , born March 30, 1949 in Best , North Brabant , the Netherlands ) - Dutch rifleman , who performed in the skit , silver medalist of the 1976 Olympic Games (lost in the shooting) for gold to Joseph Panachek from Czechoslovakia). Two-time European champion in the team.
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| the nether Henricus Adrianus Joseph Swinkels | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Henrikus Adrianus Josef Swinkels | |||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | March 30, 1949 (70 years) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Best , North Brabant , Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kind of shooting sport | bench shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height Weight | 185 cm / 83 kg | |||||||||||||||||||
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The participant of the 6th Summer Olympic Games (1972, 1976, 1984–1996). In addition to second place in 1976, three more times in the top 10 in the monastery at the Olympic Games. In 1988, in Seoul, he carried the flag of the Netherlands at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. 27-time champion of the Netherlands (17 - in the hermitage , 7 - in the ladder , 3 - in the double-ladder).
Owns shooting in Bukele , trains and advises shooters.
See also
- List of athletes with the most participation in the Olympics
Links
- Eric Swinkels - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)
- Profile on ISSF website
- Erik Swinkels shooting range website (nid)
- Eric Swinkels schiet zes maal Olympische kleiduiven (nid.)