What is Piet Makkes?
'''Piet Makkes''' is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] swimmer from [[Den Hoorn]]. He represented the [[Netherlands]] at international competitions. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Gevonden in Delpher - Het Parool|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ABCDDD:010838696:mpeg21:a0289|access-date=2022-03-02|website=www.delpher.nl|language=nl}}</ref> He won three [[gold medal]]s at the [[1968 Summer Paralympics]]. He won the gold medal in the 3x 50 m Medley Relay open event together with [[Cees Broekman]] ([[breaststroke]]) and [[John van der Starre]] ([[backstroke]]). Van der Starre swam in the relay the 50 m freestyle. He won individually gold medals in the 50 m Freestyle special class event and 50 m Backstroke special class event. He was honored with medalists of the 1968 Paralympics, by minister Klompé in The Hague.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011022158:mpeg21:a0333|access-date=2022-03-02|website=www.delpher.nl|language=nl}}</ref> == References == <references /> == Other websites == * [https://geheugen.delpher.nl/nl/platform/view/schiphol-aankomst-deelnemers-paralympics-ruud-hoff?coll=ngvn&facets%5Bsubject%5D%5B%5D=Noorde+Arja&maxperpage=36&page=1&query=&identifier=ANP01%3A14345703 SCHIPHOL-AANKOMST-DEELNEMERS PARALYMPICS] - Het Geheugen (delpher.nl) {{DEFAULTSORT:Makkes, Piet}} [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:20th-century births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands]] [[Category:Dutch swimmers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from South Holland]] {{sports-bio-stub}}