Jack van Gelder (; born 27 December 1950) is a Dutch sport commentator and television presenter. He presented many sports television programs of the broadcasting organization NOS, including '' NOS Studio Sportzomer'', '' NOS Studio Voetbal'' and '' NOS Langs de Lijn'', for forty years.

Career

Van Gelder began working for

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in 1972 and for NOS in 1976. He is known for presenting '' Te land, ter zee en in de lucht'' from 1984 to 1996. In 2009, he presented the ''

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'', an annual competition held almost every year between 1956 and 2012 to select the country's representative for the

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. In 2014, he won the Theo Koomen Award, an annual award for best sports reporting or commentary. He received the award for his commentary of

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's winning goal in the match between Mexico and the Netherlands in the

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. Van Gelder played the role of

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in the 2014 edition of '' The Passion'', a Dutch

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held every

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since 2011. He switched from NOS to the sports television service Sport1 in 2015. The service rebranded to

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later that year. Van Gelder left

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in 2021. In 2021, Van Gelder was the main guest in an episode of ''Hoge Bomen'' presented by

Jeroen van der Boom Jeroen van der Boom (born 22 June 1972 in Nijmegen, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer who rose to fame in 2007 with his No. 1 hit single '' Jij bent zo''. Biography During his time as a student, Jeroen van der Boom was already an artist. He playe ...

. In the same year, he appeared in the New Year's Eve special of ''

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''. He also appears in the 2022 children's film ''

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'' directed by

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Personal life

In 2013, Van Gelder was decorated Knight in the

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gelder, Jack van 1950 births Dutch Jews Living people Dutch television presenters Dutch sports journalists Sports commentators Dutch association football commentators Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau