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Dutch hurdler and footballer

Oscar van Rappard

Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Team competition

Oscar Emile, Knight van Rappard (2 April 1896 in Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies – 18 April 1962 in The Hague) was a track and field athlete and football (soccer) player from the Netherlands. He was the older brother of Ernst Herman van Rappard. As a forward, he played between 1912 and 1921 for HBS in The Hague. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920.

At his Olympic debut he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team, while at the same tournament he ran the 110 m hurdles, where he was eliminated in the qualifying heats.

References

  1. "Oscar van Rappard". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

External links

Netherlands football squad1920 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists
Netherlands


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