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Rie Mastenbroek's Birth Card: The Queen of Clubs
The Nurturing Leader
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict an Olympic medal.
In the record
Hendrika Wilhelmina "Rie" Mastenbroek (26 February 1919 – 6 November 2003) was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion. The birth-card coordinate for February 26 is the Queen of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of Rie Mastenbroek's 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming.
Summer Olympic gold record
Wikidata records 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming for Netherlands across 1936. Only Summer Games gold medals count here. Winter-only careers and single-gold athletes are out of this pack. The medal list is a public award record for Rie Mastenbroek (Q235792), not a reading of character. 1936: gold in swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metre freestyle in competitive swimming. 1936: gold in swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay in competitive swimming. 1936: gold in swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metre freestyle in competitive swimming.
- 1936 swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metre freestyle (competitive swimming)
- 1936 swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (competitive swimming)
- 1936 swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metre freestyle (competitive swimming)
The Queen of Clubs coordinate
Rie Mastenbroek was born February 26 (1919-02-26). Month 2 and day 26 give solar value 25, which is the Queen of Clubs (The Nurturing Leader). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1919 is unused. The Queen of Clubs does not predict Olympic results and is not a verdict on Rie Mastenbroek for Netherlands. Quoted system copy for the Queen of Clubs, not a biography of Rie Mastenbroek: You teach from what you actually know, without making people earn the right to hear it. You have wisdom, understanding, and the natural ability to mentor. You create intellectual safety where people can grow. You're the wise guide.
Rie Mastenbroek in the public record
Born in Rotterdam, she started swimming under the coaching of "Ma" Braun, who had coached her daughter to an Olympic gold medal in 1928. In 1934, Mastenbroek won three gold medals and a silver at the European Championships. She repeated that performance at the 1936 Summer Olympics, aged only 17, winning the 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and the 4×100 m freestyle. In the 100 m backstroke, she finished second behind teammate Nida Senff. (Senff missed a turning point and had to swim back before completing the last 50 m. She nevertheless beat Mastenbroek thanks to an outstanding last leg.) The following year she became a swimming instructor, thereby losing her amateur status and becoming ineligible for competition. During her career she broke nine world records (six for backstroke and three for freestyle). In 1968 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. In 1997 she received the Olympic Order.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Rie Mastenbroek (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the Queen of Clubs
A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Rie Mastenbroek, and not a forecast of a gold medal.
Cards in Rie Mastenbroek's fixed path
Birth card and karma
- Q♣ — Birth Card: The Nurturing Leader
- 10♦ — Karma — Environment: The Wealthy Master
- 3♥ — Karma — Displacement: The Creative Heart
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 10♠ — Life Spread — Mercury
- 5♣ — Life Spread — Venus
- 3♦ — Life Spread — Mars
- A♠ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 7♥ — Life Spread — Saturn
- 7♦ — Life Spread — Uranus
- J♥ — Life Spread — Pluto
- 9♣ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
- 5♠ — Planetary Ruling Card: The Restless Mind
- 4♦ — PRC Karma — Environment: The Financial Foundation Builder
- 10♥ — PRC Karma — Displacement: The Community Heart
- 9♠ — PRC Life Spread — Mars: The Idealistic Mind
- 2♥ — PRC Life Spread — Jupiter: The Loving Partner
- K♥ — PRC Life Spread — Saturn: The Compassionate King
- K♦ — PRC Life Spread — Uranus: The Wealthy King
- 6♥ — PRC Life Spread — Neptune: The Devoted Caregiver
- 4♣ — PRC Life Spread — Pluto: The Systematic Builder
- 2♦ — PRC Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward: The Financial Partner
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
Deep wisdom and thoughtful guidance
Born in Rotterdam, she started swimming under the coaching of "Ma" Braun, who had coached her daughter to an Olympic gold medal in 1928.
Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: coaching.
Also on the record
- She died at age 84 in Rotterdam.
- After her death, Stichting Aquarius named the Rie Mastenbroek Trophy after her.
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Other multi-gold Summer Olympians with this card
- Jenny Thompson — 11 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Charles Daniels — 6 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Debbie Meyer — 4 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Kieren Perkins — 4 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Cate Campbell — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Crissy Ahmann-Leighton — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Kim Rhode — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in shooting sports
- Albina Osipowich — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Michael Diamond — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in shooting sports
- Nicolás Massú — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in tennis
- Penelope Heyns — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Sandra Izbașa — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics
- 3 more Olympians in this set share this card.
FAQ
- What is Rie Mastenbroek's birth card?
- The Queen of Clubs. February 26 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Rie Mastenbroek's year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict Olympic medals?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast races, medals, character, or fate.
- Where do Rie Mastenbroek's dates and medals come from?
- Birth date 1919-02-26 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Rie Mastenbroek, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Medal count (3 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming) comes from Wikidata P1344 event claims with P166 Olympic gold, limited to Summer Games. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources: Wikidata CC0 (Q235792; P1344 / P166 Olympic gold; P569) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Rie Mastenbroek; infobox match). Birth date 1919-02-26 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569.