Rinus van Rekum

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMarinus Cornelis "Rinus"•van Rekum
Used nameRinus•van Rekum
Born7 February 1884 in Arnhem, Gelderland (NED)
Died16 November 1955 in Arnhem, Gelderland (NED)
AffiliationsAchilles, Arnhem (NED)
NOC Netherlands
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Along with seven fellow Achilles Krachtsportvereniging members, Rinus van Rekum formed the Dutch Olympic tug-of-war team in 1920. The squad, which also included his brother Wim van Rekum, had won the Dutch trials prior to taking second place in Antwerpen. This result was in doubt for some time, as the Official Results listed both the Netherlands and the US as winning second place. This confusion was ended in 1968, when Henk Janssen presented his silver medal and associated Olympic diploma.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Tug-Of-War NED Rinus van Rekum
Tug-Of-War, Men (Olympic) Netherlands 2 Silver

Olympic family relations