Wieger Mensonides, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Wieger Mensonides

swimmer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1938

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Wieger Emile Mensonides (born 12 July 1938) is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
For forty years he was the only Dutch male swimmer to have won an Olympic medal.
Pieter van den Hoogenband followed in his footsteps at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Between 1959 and 1967 he won 9 national titles and set 13 national records in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke.After his active sports career, Mensonides continued his involvement with the sport by training swimmers, and he developed a swim analysis method with corresponding software.
He also has a swim analysis website showcasing the software together with a blog about all technical aspects of swimming and swim analysis.



Description	Dutch photographer and cinematographer
Date of birth/death	1929	1996
Work location	Amsterdam, Bentveld
Authority control	: Q27877051 VIAF: 284191334 ISNI: 0000 0003 9050 874X Koninklijke: 073478326