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Eric Swinkels
Eric Swinkels (born 30 March 1949) is a Dutch sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in Skeet Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He competed in six different Olympic competitions, beginning in 1972 and ending in 1996.
See also.
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
Swinkels
Swinkels is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a contraction of "des winkels", literally meaning "from the corner" (see Winkel (surname)). Notable people with the surname include:
- Arjan Swinkels (born 1984), Dutch football defender
- Eric Swinkels (born 1949), Dutch sports shooter
- Henri Swinkels (born 1963), Dutch Socialist Party politician
- (1810–1875), Dutch apostolic vicariate of Suriname
- Johannes Franciscus Swinkels (1851–1950), Dutch brewer