Antonius "Toon" Geurts (29 February 1932 – 5 October 2017) was a Dutch
canoe sprint
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...
er. He was most successful in the K-2 1000 m event, in which he finished in seventh, second and fourth place at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, respectively.
References
Sports-reference.com profileOlympische medaillewinnaar Antoon Geurts uit Veldhoven overleden (in Dutch)
1932 births
2017 deaths
Dutch male canoeists
Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in canoeing
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Veldhoven
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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