Dorothea du Pon
Dutch diver
Dorothea Dirkje Jacoba "Thea" du Pon (later Sjoerdsma, born 27 November 1943) is a retired Dutch diver. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 3 m springboard and finished in eighth place. She and her sister Judith were national springboard champions around 1960.
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