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Bettine Vriesekoop in 1992

Bettine Vriesekoop (born August 13, 1961 in Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland) is a former table tennis player from the Netherlands. She was European Champion in 1982 and 1992.

Vriesekoop started playing table tennis in 1972. From 1977 until 2002 she played at the top level. She won the European Championship twice and was a Dutch Champion fourteen times in the singles and sixteen times in the doubles. Until 1989 she worked with coach Gerard Bakker. After that she worked successfully with coach Jan Vlieg.

She studied Chinese and philosophy. Since June 2006 Vriesekoop has worked as a freelance correspondent for the Dutch daily quality-newspaper NRC Handelsblad in China.

Career highlights

Summer Olympic Games: 1988, Seoul, women's singles, 7th; 1988, Seoul, women's doubles, 7th; 1992, Barcelona, women's singles, last 16; 1992, Barcelona, women's doubles, quarter final; 1996, Atlanta, women's singles, 1st round; 1996, Atlanta, women's doubles, 1st round
World Championships: 1979, Pyongyang, women's singles, last 16; 1979, Pyongyang, women's doubles, last 16; 1979, Pyongyang, mixed doubles, last 16; 1981, Novi Sad, women's singles, last 16; 1983, Tokyo, women's singles, last 16; 1983, Tokyo, women's doubles, last 16; 1983, Tokyo, mixed doubles, quarter final; 1983, Tokyo, team competition, 8th; 1985, Gothenburg, women's singles, last 16; 1985, Gothenburg, women's doubles, last 16; 1985, Gothenburg, team competition, 4th; 1987, New Delhi, team competition, 4th; 1995, Tianjin, women's doubles, last 16; World Doubles Cup:; 1992, Las Vegas, women's singles, quarter final; World Team Cup:; 1994, Nîmes, 3rd
Pro Tour Grand Finals: 1996, Tianjin, women's singles, last 16
Pro Tour Meetings: 1996, Kettering, women's singles, quarter final; 1996, Kitaku-Shu, women's singles, quarter final; 1996, Kitaku-Shu, women's doubles, quarter final; 1998, Beirut, women's doubles, quarter final
European Championships: 1980, Bern, women's singles, semi final; 1982, Budapest, women's singles, winner; 1982, Budapest, women's doubles, runner-up; 1982, Budapest, mixed doubles, winner; 1984, Moscow, women's singles, quarter final; 1984, Moscow, women's doubles, semi final; 1984, Moscow, mixed doubles, semi final; 1986, Prague, women's singles, quarter final; 1986, Prague, women's doubles, runner-up; 1988, Paris, mixed doubles, runner-up; 1990, Gothenburg, women's doubles, quarter final; 1992, Stuttgart, women's singles, winner; 1992, Stuttgart, women's doubles, semi final; 1992, Stuttgart, team competition, 2nd; 1996, Bratislava, women's doubles, runner-up; 1998, Eindhoven, women's singels, quarter final
European Youth Championships: 1977, Vichy, women's singles, winner (juniors); 1978, Barcelona, women's singles, semi final (juniors); 1979, Rome, women's singles, winner (juniors)
European Top-12 Championships: 1978, Prague, 2nd; 1979, Kristianstad, 8th; 1980, Munich, 2nd; 1981, Miskolc, 2nd; 1982, Nantes, 1st; 1983, Cleveland, 3rd,; 1984, Bratislava, 2nd; 1985, Barcelona, 1st; 1986, Sodertalje, 5th; 1987, Basel, 4th; 1988, Ljubljana, 2nd; 1991, Den Bosch, 3rd; 1992, Vienna, 9th; 1993, Copenhagen, 5th; 1994, Arezzo, 7th; 1995, Dijon, 5th; 1996, Charleroi, 3rd; 1997, Eindhoven, 5th; 1999, Split, 11th

Awards
Preceded by Annie Borckink	Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1981	Succeeded by Annemarie Verstappen
Preceded by Ria Stalman	Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1985	Succeeded by Nelli Cooman

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Name	Vriesekoop, Bettine
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Short description	Dutch table tennis player
Date of birth	August 13, 1961
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