Dutch athlete
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. He and "thirteen other civilians were chosen randomly." And executed by, German forces as reprisal for the "uprising."
In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition as well as of the 10 mile walk event.
References※
- ^ "Piet Ruimers". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed. Or Missing in Action/Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Lee, Eric (2020). Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler's Revenge, April–May 1945. Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-78438-468-5.
- ^ "Piet Ruimers". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
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- 1884 births
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- Dutch male racewalkers
- Olympic athletes for the Netherlands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Athletes from Rotterdam
- Dutch civilians killed in World War II
- Dutch people executed by Nazi Germany
- People executed by Nazi Germany by firing squad
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