Dirk Janssen

Dirk Janssen
Born(1881-07-11)11 July 1881
Groningen
Died22 November 1986(1986-11-22) (aged 105)
Haarlem
Gymnastics career
Country represented Netherlands

Dirk Janssen (11 July 1881 – 22 November 1986) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Born in Groningen, Janssen was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 69th.[3]

He was the younger brother of Jan Janssen. He died at the age of 105 in Haarlem.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Greenberg, Stan (September 2007). Olympian Almanack 2008.
  2. ^ "Dirk Janssen". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dirk Janssen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.


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