Benjamin de Roo
 Marianne Heemskerk, Benjamin de Roo and Tineke Lagerberg at the 1960 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 February 1940 Enschede, Netherlands |
| Died | 17 May 2016 (aged 76) Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
Benjamin hielke de Roo (11 February 1940 – 17 May 2016) was an Australian gymnast. He was born in the Netherlands, but in 1957 his family emigrated to Australia. In 1960 he became an Australian citizen,[1] and competed for Australia at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- ^ Year: 1962 Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. National Archives of Australia
- ^ Benjamin de Roo. sports-reference.com
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