Rutger Sturkenboom
Dutch Paralympic swimmer
Rutger Sturkenboom (born 23 February 1970) is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer. He represented the Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. In total he won four silver medals and four bronze medals at the Summer Paralympics.
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