What is Henny Hilberink?
'''Henny Hilberink''' (also known as '''Hennie Hilberink''' 21 December 1943 — 16 November 2016) was a Dutch Paralympic swimmer from Dedemsvaart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gevonden in Delpher - Limburgsch dagblad|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010556140:mpeg21:a0234|access-date=2022-04-20|website=www.delpher.nl|language=nl}}</ref> She won a total of four gold medals at the [[1972 Summer Paralympics]] and [[1976 Summer Paralympics]]. She competed in one of the most impaired disability classes. During the 1969 Paralympics in class 2 and during the 1972 Paralympics in class 1B. At the 1972 Summer Paralympics she won the gold medal in the 25 m Backstroke event ahead of Quirien Jonker.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gevonden in Delpher - Tubantia|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=KBPERS01:003342033:mpeg21:a00092|access-date=2022-04-20|website=www.delpher.nl|language=nl}}</ref> Four years later at the 1976 Summer Paralympics she competed in the 1B disability class and won three gold medals. She won the 25 m Backstroke event, 25 m Breaststroke event and 25 m Freestyle event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leidsch Dagblad {{!}} 11 augustus 1976 {{!}} pagina 11|url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/1976-08-11/edition/0/page/11|access-date=2022-04-20|website=Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gevonden in Delpher - De Volkskrant|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ABCDDD:010856314:mpeg21:a0424|access-date=2022-04-20|website=www.delpher.nl|language=nl}}</ref> == References == <references /> [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands]] {{sports-bio-stub}}