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Nicolaas ("Moos") Linneman (June 11, 1931 – October 31, 2020) was a
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from the
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, who competed at two consecutive
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for his native country. First in London (1948), then four years later in
Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) division by
Günther Heidemann Günther Heidemann (October 21, 1932 – March 15, 2010) was a boxer from Germany. He was born in Berlin. He competed for Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the welterweight event, where he finished in ...
of Germany. He was born in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
, North Holland.


References


Dutch Olympic CommitteeMoos Linneman's obituary
1931 births 2020 deaths Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for the Netherlands Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers from Amsterdam Dutch male boxers {{Netherlands-boxing-bio-stub