Wilhelmus Bekkers
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| Men's tug of war | ||
Representing the  Netherlands | ||
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Wilhelmus Johannes Bekkers (21 August 1890 – 13 November 1957) was a Dutch tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Arnhem and died in Arnhem. Bekkers was a swimming teacher in his birthplace, where he married Engelina Gouw in 1916. In 1920, he won the silver medal as a member of the Dutch tug of war team.[1]
References
- ↑ "Wilhelmus Bekkers". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
- Wilhelmus Bekkers at Olympics.com
- Wilhelmus Bekkers at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Wilhelmus Bekkers at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1957 deaths
- Olympic tug of war competitors for the Netherlands
- Tug of war competitors at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Arnhem
- Olympic medalists in tug of war
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Dutch Olympic medalist stubs
- Tug of war biography stubs