Dirk Janssen
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Dirk Janssen was a Dutch
gymnast
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
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.
He was the younger brother of Jan Janssen
. He died at the age of 105 in Haarlem
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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Born in Groningen, Janssen was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event
Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team
The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each team was composed of between 16 and 40 gymnasts, with a time limit of 30 minutes for the performance. Free gymnastics and hand apparati were allowed...
. In the individual all-around competition
Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around
The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...
he finished 69th.
He was the younger brother of Jan Janssen
Jan Janssen (gymnast)
Jan Janssen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Groningen.As part of the Dutch gymnastics team that finished in 7th place he finished 60th in the individual all-around competition.He was the older brother of Dirk Janssen. He died in Haarlem....
. He died at the age of 105 in Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
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