Loek Alflen (29 August 1933 – 17 August 2015) was a Dutch wrestler. He was Dutch national champion in the flyweight category between 1951 and 1970, and competed at the 1960 Olympics. Alflen was born in

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

, he was raised in a family with a total of thirteen children. As a six-year-old he became a member of the wrestling club De Halter, eventually all his seven brothers also joined. Five of the brothers eventually became national champions. Between 1951 and 1970 Alflen was the Dutch national champion in the flyweight category. He was 1.56 meters tall. He missed the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

due to a Dutch boycott, which was in place due to the Soviet Union's role in the

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. He finished in thirteenth position in his division during the

wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. Medal table Medal summary Greco-Roman Freestyle Participati ...

. Loek Alfen died after a prolonged illness on 17 August 2015, aged 81. Rob Alflen is his son.

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Profile on Sportsreference
1933 births 2015 deaths Dutch male sport wrestlers Martial artists from Utrecht (city) Olympic wrestlers for the Netherlands Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-wrestling-bio-stub