George van Rossem

George van Rossem

Personal information
Born	30 May 1882 The Hague, Netherlands
Died	14 January 1955 (aged 72) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Men's fencing Competitor for  Netherlands Olympic Games 1906 Athens Three Hits 1906 Athens Sabre, Team 1912 Stockholm Épée, Team 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]

References

1. "Olympics Statistics: George van Rossem". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
2. "George van Rossem Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. 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.