Jaap Boot
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | ||
Competitor for the  Netherlands
| ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1924 Paris | 4x100 metre relay |
Jacob "Jaap" Boot (Wormerveer, March 1, 1903 - Dordrecht, June 14, 1986) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and the long jump.
He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jan de Vries, Harry Broos and Marinus van den Berge. He also took part in the long jump event, but was eliminated in the series.
Boot was a Dutch national champion in the long jump in 1923, 1924, 1932 and 1933.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.