Benjamin de Roo

Benjamin de Roo

Marianne Heemskerk, Benjamin de Roo and Tineke Lagerberg at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born 11 February 1940 (1940-02-11) (age 75)
Enschede, the Netherlands
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics

Benjamin Mielke de Roo (born 11 February 1940) is a retired Australian gymnast. He was born in the Netherlands, but in 1957 his family immigrated to Australia. In 1960 he became Australian citizen,[1] and competed for Australia at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. Year: 1962. National Archives of Australia
  2. Benjamin de Roo. sports-reference.com
Benjamin de Roo in 1962
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