Nicolaas Leonard "Ted" Zegwaard (15 October 1903 – 1 November 1952) was a Dutch

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who competed in the

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. Zegwaard was born as the youngest child of Nicolaas Leonard Zegwaard, a diamond cutter in Amsterdam, and Hendrika Margaretha Langelaan.Amsterdam family registration card 1
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of N.L. Zegwaard senior. In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class. In the first round he won his fight against Frederic Virtue but he lost his next bout to the upcoming bronze medalist

William Cuthbertson William Cuthbertson (21 July 1902 in Dunfermline – 24 November 1963) was a British flyweight boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also ref ...

. Zegwaard became professional some time after the Olympics. In September 1926 he moved to

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. In March 1931 he returned to Amsterdam from

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, listing boxer as his profession, but in December 1935, now a ''worstelaar'' ("wrestler"), he left again for Sydney.Amsterdam family registration card
of N.L. Zegwaard junior. Not able to obtain permanent residence or citizenship, he eventually moved to

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. In his later career he also went by the name "Jan van Houten".Forgotten sportheroes
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zegwaard, Ted 1903 births 1952 deaths Dutch male boxers Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Flyweight boxers Olympic boxers for the Netherlands Boxers from Amsterdam Dutch expatriates in Australia Dutch emigrants to South Africa 20th-century Dutch sportsmen