Sonja van der Velden

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Velden, not Velden.
Sonja van der Velden
Personal information
Born (1976-02-11) 11 February 1976 (age 48)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Sport
SportSynchronised swimming

Sonja van der Velden (born 11 February 1976) is a Dutch competitor in synchronized swimming in which she forms a duet with her twin sister Bianca.[1]

Sonja and Bianca took part in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where they finished in 13th position.[1] At the 2005 World Championships in Montreal they became 9th[1] At the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne they finished 9th in the technical routine and 10th in the free routine.[1] They also qualified themselves for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Athlete biography: Sonja van der Velden Archived 2008-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 14, 2008


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