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Jolanda de Rover
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprise of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Jolanda de Rover was born on October 10, 1963 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. She is a former swimmer from Holland, who won the gold medal in the 200 meters backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In total, she won twelve Dutch titles on long course in the years 1980-1987. De Rover retired after the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea.
Jolanda de Rover with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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