Johannes van Kampen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohannes Hendrik•van Kampen
Used nameJohannes•van Kampen
Other namesJohn Vankampen
Born14 December 1899 in Den Haag (The Hague), Zuid-Holland (NED)
Died3 July 1969 (aged 69 years 6 months 20 days) in Flushing, New York (USA)
AffiliationsV&L, Den Haag (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Johannes van Kampen was a Dutch track sprinter who represented V&L in Den Haag during the 1920s. At the 1924 Paris Olympics van Kampen ran in both the 100 and 200 metres, reaching the quarter-finals in the former. A year after the Olympics he emigrated to the United States where he worked in a life insurance company.

Personal Bests: 100 – unknown; 200 – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Athletics NED Johannes van Kampen
100 metres, Men (Olympic) 3 h5 r2/4
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 4 h10 r1/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Netherlands DNS