Gerrit Jacob Roos (21 August 189810 May 1969) was a Dutch

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

in the lightweight category (under 67.5kg), and finished in 14th place.

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1898 births 1969 deaths Olympic weightlifters for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Amsterdam Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Dutch male weightlifters 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-weightlifting-bio-stub