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George van Rossem

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In this Dutch name, the surname is van Rossem, not Rossem.
George van Rossem
George van Rossem (1928)
Personal information
Born(1882-05-30)30 May 1882
The Hague, Netherlands
Died14 January 1955(1955-01-14) (aged 72)
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Netherlands
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens Three Hits
Bronze medal – third place 1906 Athens Sabre, Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Épée, Team
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Sabre, Team

George van Rossem (30 May 1882 – 14 January 1955) was a Dutch fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals.[1][2] He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.[2] He was the secretary general of the executive committee of the Netherlands Olympic Committee (Committee 1928) which organized the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: George van Rossem". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "George van Rossem Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  3. ^ van Rossem, George, ed. (1931). The ninth Olympiad, being the official report of the Olympic games of 1928 celebrated at Amsterdam (PDF). Translated by Sydney W. Fleming. Amsterdam: Netherlands Olympic Committee (Committee 1928); J.H. de Bussy. p. 30. OCLC 10243706. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.
  4. ^ "George van Rossem". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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