Alexander van Geen
Appearance
![]() Van Geen (portrait by Willy Sluiter) | |
Personal information | |
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Born | The Hague, Netherlands | 7 December 1903
Died | 27 February 1942 Java Sea | (aged 38)
Sport | |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Alexander van Geen (7 December 1903 – 27 February 1942) was a Dutch modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] During World War II he served in the Royal Netherlands Navy, and was killed during the Battle of the Java Sea.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander van Geen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1942 deaths
- Dutch male modern pentathletes
- Olympic modern pentathletes for the Netherlands
- Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from The Hague
- Dutch military personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Netherlands Navy officers
- Royal Netherlands Navy personnel of World War II
- 20th-century Dutch people
- European modern pentathlon biography stubs
- Dutch sportspeople stubs