Marinus Cornelis VAN REKUM

Netherlands
Netherlands
Olympic Medals
1S
Games Participations1
First Olympic GamesAntwerp 1920
Year of Birth1884

Biography

Along with seven fellow Achilles Krachtsportvereniging members, Rinus van Rekum formed the Dutch Olympic tug-of-war team in 1920. The squad, which also included his brother Wim van Rekum, had won the Dutch trials prior to taking second place in Antwerpen. This result was in doubt for some time, as the Official Results listed both the Netherlands and the US as winning second place. This confusion was ended in 1968, when Henk Janssen presented his silver medal and associated Olympic diploma.

Olympic Results

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