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{{Short description|Dutch swimmer (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name           = Inge Dekker
| image          = Inge Dekker - Rome 2009 - 2.jpg
| image_size     = 180
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| fullname       = <!--if different-->
| nicknames      = 
| national_team  = {{NED}}
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|18|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Assen]], Netherlands
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| website        = {{URL|www.ingedekker.com|IngeDekker.com}}
| strokes        = [[Butterfly stroke|Butterfly]], [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]]
| club           = Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Women's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }}
{{MedalCount
| [[Olympic Games]] | 1|1|1
| [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]] | 3|0|3
| [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]] | 7|0|2
| [[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships (LC)]] | 2|6|2
| [[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]] | 15|6|3
| '''Total'''|'''28'''|'''13'''|'''11'''
}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] | [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 Rome]] | [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|2011 Shanghai]] | [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Shanghai|[[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|2007 Melbourne]] | [[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2007 Melbourne|[[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships|2013 Barcelona]] | [[Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2006 Shanghai]] | 4×100 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2008 Manchester]] | 4×100 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | 2008 Manchester|4×200 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | [[2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2010 Dubai]] | [[2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2014 Doha]] | [[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay|4×50 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2014 Doha|[[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2014 Doha|[[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2008 Manchester|50 m butterfly }}
{{MedalBronze | 2014 Doha|[[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly|50&nbsp;m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships (LC)]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 European Aquatics Championships|2006 Budapest]] | 100 m butterfly }}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 European Aquatics Championships|2008 Eindhoven]] | 4×100 m freestyle }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2004 European Aquatics Championships|2004 Madrid]] | 4×100 m freestyle }}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Budapest|4×100 m freestyle }}
{{MedalSilver | 2008 Eindhoven|50 m butterfly }}
{{MedalSilver | 2008 Eindhoven|100 m butterfly }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2014 European Aquatics Championships|2014 Berlin]] | [[Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Mixed 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m mixed medley]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2014 Berlin|[[Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2008 Eindhoven|100 m freestyle }}
{{MedalBronze | 2008 Eindhoven|4×100 m medley }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2004|2004 Vienna]] | 4×50 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | 2004 Vienna|4×50 m medley }}
{{MedalGold | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005|2005 Trieste]] | 4×50 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | 2005 Trieste|4×50 m medley }}
{{MedalGold | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007|2007 Debrecen]] | 100 m butterfly }}
{{MedalGold | 2007 Debrecen|4×50 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008|2008 Rijeka]] | 4×50 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2009|2009 Istanbul]] | 100 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | 2009 Istanbul|50 m butterfly }}
{{MedalGold | 2009 Istanbul|100 m butterfly }}
{{MedalGold | 2009 Istanbul|4×50 m freestyle }}
{{MedalGold | 2009 Istanbul|4×50 m medley }}
{{MedalGold | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2010|2010 Eindhoven]] | 50 m butterfly }}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Eindhoven|100 m butterfly }}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2015 Netanya]] | 4×50 m medley }}
{{MedalSilver | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005|2005 Trieste]] | 50 m butterfly }}
{{MedalSilver | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006|2006 Helsinki]] | 50 m butterfly }}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Helsinki|100 m butterfly }}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Helsinki|4×50 m freestyle }}
{{MedalSilver | 2007 Debrecen|50 m butterfly }}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Netanya | 4×50 m freestyle }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2013 Herning]] | 50 m butterfly }}
{{MedalBronze | 2013 Herning|4×50 m mixed freestyle }}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Netanya |4×50 m mixed freestyle }}
}}

'''Inge Dekker''' (born 18 August 1985) is a Dutch former competitive [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who specialised in [[butterfly stroke|butterfly]] and [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] events.  She won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay team at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, alongside teammates [[Inge de Bruijn]], [[Marleen Veldhuis]] and [[Chantal Groot]]. At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, Dekker became Olympic champion in the 4×100-metre freestyle together with [[Ranomi Kromowidjojo]], [[Femke Heemskerk]] and Marleen Veldhuis, setting a then Olympic record.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Veldhuis anchors Dutch to relay gold |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-swimming-women-relay-idUSSP7814120080810 |newspaper=Reuters |date=2008-08-10 |access-date=2015-12-22}}</ref>  At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], she was part of the Dutch 4 x 100 metre freestyle team that won the silver medal, with Veldhuis, Heemskerk and Kromowidjojo, behind the Australian team who set a new Olympic record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 London Olympics: Australia Reclaims Women's 400 Free Relay Gold; Natalie Coughlin Ties for Most Decorated Female Olympic Swimmer – Swimming World News |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2012-london-olympics-australia-reclaims-womens-400-free-relay-gold-natalie-coughlin-ties-for-most-decorated-female-olympic-swimmer/ |website=Swimming World News |access-date=2015-12-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Kazan 2015 - 50m butterfly Inge Dekker.JPG|thumbnail|Dekker in 2015]]

==Personal life==
Dekker's younger sister [[Lia Dekker|Lia]] was also a member of the Dutch national swimming team.

In February 2016, Dekker was diagnosed with [[cervical cancer]]. In March, she had a successful surgery and the Dutch Swimming Federation announced she continued to train for claiming a berth on the Dutch Olympic team. She made the [[2016 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/inge-dekker-undergoes-successful-cervical-cancer-surgery/ |title=Inge Dekker Undergoes Successful Cervical Cancer Surgery |date=March 24, 2016 |magazine=[[Swimming World]] |access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> which were her fourth Olympics.

==Personal bests==
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{| class="wikitable" |
! colspan="4" style="background: #add8e6;" | Short course<ref name="zwemkroniek">[http://www.zwemkroniek.com/whoswho.php3?action=2&id=35 Inge Dekker]. Zwemkroniek Online. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.</ref><ref name="swimrankings">[http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=1543504 Inge Dekker] swimrankings.net</ref>
|-
! Event
! Time
! Date
! Location
|-
| align=right | 50 m freestyle
| align=right | 23.53
| 2009-12-11
| [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
|-
| 100 m freestyle
| align=right | 51.35
| 2009-12-11
| [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
|-
| 200 m freestyle
| align=right | 1:54.73
| 2014-12-03
| [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
|-
| align=right | 50 m butterfly
| align=right | '''NR''' 24.59
| 2014-09-01
| [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
|-
| align=right | 100 m butterfly
| align=right | '''NR''' 55.74
| 2009-12-13
| [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
|-
| align=right | 200 m butterfly
| align=right | 2:09.98
| 2006-12-07
| [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|}
| valign=top  align=left | 
{| class="wikitable" |
! colspan="4" style="background: #add8e6;" | Long course<ref name="zwemkroniek" /><ref name="swimrankings" />
|-
! Event
! Time
! Date
! Location
|-
| align=right | 50 m freestyle
| align=right | 24.42
| 2012-03-16
| [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
|-
| 100 m freestyle
| align=right | 53.61
| 2009-07-26
| [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|-
| 200 m freestyle
| 1:57.00
| 2009-07-28
| [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|-
| align=right | 50 m butterfly
| align=right | 25.50
| 2014-06-15
| [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|-
| align=right | 100 m butterfly
| align=right | 57.32
| 2014-07-11
| [[Dordrecht]], [[Netherlands]]
|}
|}

==See also==
* [[List of world records in swimming]]
* [[List of European records in swimming]]
* [[List of Dutch records in swimming]]

==References==
* [http://www.zwemkroniek.com/whoswho.php?action=1&id=35 Profile on Zwemkroniek (in Dutch)]
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{FINA}}
* {{Swimrankings}}
* {{Olympics.com|org_archive=20200103035250}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{SR/Olympics|archive=20160303185509}}

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