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Piet Ruimers

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Petrus Adrianus Antonius ("Piet") Ruimers (21 October 1884 – 6 April 1945) was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Rotterdam and died in Texel during the Georgian Uprising of Texel.[1]

In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition as well as of the 10 mile walk event.[2]

References

  1. ^ "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 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Piet Ruimers". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2012.