Jaap Knol (1 December 1896 – 8 October 1975) was a Dutch

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

. He competed in the men's javelin throw 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 ...

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* 1896 births 1975 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Dutch male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for the Netherlands People from Uitgeest Athletes from North Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub