Antonius "Toon" Geurts (29 February 1932 – 5 October 2017) was a Dutch
sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
. He was most successful in the K-2 1000 m event, in which he finished in seventh, second and fourth place at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, respectively.
References
Sports-reference.com profileOlympische medaillewinnaar Antoon Geurts uit Veldhoven overleden (in Dutch)
1932 births
2017 deaths
Dutch male canoeists
Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists of the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in canoeing
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
People from Veldhoven
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people
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