Angela Postma (born August 6, 1971 in Ede

Ede, Netherlands

' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...

, Gelderland

Gelderland

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) is a former freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the golden medal in the 50 m butterfly at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994

European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994

The fourth edition of what later would be the European Short Course Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, from 3 December to 4 December 1994. The event was named the European Sprint Swimming Championships. Only the 50 m events and the 100 m individual medley were at stake.-Medal...

 in Stavanger, Norway. At the same tournament the sprinter, coached by Henk Tempelman, also captured a silver medal (50 m freestyle) and a bronze medal (4×50 m freestyle relay). Postma competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

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 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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, where she finished in tenth position in the 50 m freestyle.