Jetze Doorman

Jetze Doorman (2 July 1881 – 28 February 1931) was a Dutch fencer. He won four Olympic bronze medals.[1][2] He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3]

Jetze Doorman
Personal information
Born(1881-07-02)2 July 1881
Balk, Netherlands
Died28 February 1931(1931-02-28) (aged 49)
Breda, Netherlands
Sport
SportFencing, modern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1912 StockholmÉpée, team
1912 StockholmSabre, team
1920 AntwerpSabre, team
1924 ParisSabre, team

Doorman won the European Champion in Paris in 1907. This victory caused that the Netherlands had to organize the championships the next year and due to that the Dutch national fencing association, now called "Koninklijke Nederlandse Algemene Schermbond" (KNAS) was established.[4]

References
  1. "Olympics Statistics: Jetze Doorman". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. "Jetze Doorman Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
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