Background
Born in Paris, he was the son of a Dutch father and Belgian mother, and could compete for both France and the Netherlands.
Born in Paris, he was the son of a Dutch father and Belgian mother, and could compete for both France and the Netherlands.
He competed for the Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals of the 1500 m and 5 mile races. Between 1910 and 1912 he broke the Dutch national records on the 1500 m (411,8), the mile (431,4), and the 5000 m (1610,2), each remaining a record for over a decade.