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Gerard de Kruijff

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Olympic medal record
Men’s equestrian
Representing the  Netherlands
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team 3 day event
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team 3 day event
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Individual 3 day event
G.P. de Kruijff (1928)

Gerard Pieter de Kruijff (27 January 1890 in Buren – 16 October 1968 in Deventer) was a Dutch horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

In the 1924 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the team three-day event and placed thirteenth in the individual three-day event. Four years later he won again the gold medals in the team three-day event and in the individual three-day event he won the silver medal. In Amsterdam he also competed in the jumping events. In the individual jumping he finished in 27th place and the Dutch team placed tenth in the team jumping competition.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerard de Kruijff Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Gerard de Kruijff". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 October 2021.