Johannes Hendrikus ("Jan") Huijgen (7 February 1886 – 20 February 1964) was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

. He was born in

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. In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition as well as of the 10 mile walk event.

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list of Dutch athletes
* 1886 births 1964 deaths Dutch male race walkers Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from Rotterdam 19th-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub