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Israel Wijnschenk

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Israel Wijnschenk
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1895-11-24)24 November 1895
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died31 January 1943(1943-01-31) (aged 47)
Oświęcim, Poland
Sport
SportGymnastics

Israel Wijnschenk (24 November 1895 – 31 January 1943) was a Dutch gymnast.[1] He competed in seven events at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Israel Wijnschenk". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Israel Wijnschenk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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