Hans van Goor
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| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for |
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| Men's Swimming | |||
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Bronze | 1991 Athens | 5km Open Water | |
| Silver | 1993 Sheffield | 25 km Open Water | |
Hans van Goor (born 1970) is a retired Dutch long distance swimmer who won a silver medal at the 1993 European Championships. He also swam the English Channel on 4 September 1995 in a time of 8 h and 02 mins, which stood as a European record until 2003[1]. He is the coach and husband of fellow long-distance swimmer Edith van Dijk.
Van Goor studied econometrics and law at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. He is Chief Operating Officer at the sports-oriented DSB Bank, where he has been employed since 1994.[2]

