Jacob "Jaap" Boot (1 March 1903 in

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– 14 June 1986 in

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) was a Dutch

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who competed mainly in the

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and the

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. He competed for the Netherlands in the

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held in

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in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jan de Vries,

Harry Broos Henricus Adrianus "Harry" Broos (25 May 1898 – 16 July 1954) was a Dutch sprinter, who competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m events at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay in ...

and Marinus van den Berge. He also took part in the long jump event, but was eliminated in the series. Boot was a Dutch national champion in the long jump in 1923, 1924, 1932 and 1933.

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1903 births 1986 deaths Dutch male long jumpers Dutch male sprinters Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zaanstad Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub