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'''Hilbert Van Dijk''' (24 September 1918 – 10 November 2001) was a Dutch-born Australian [[fencing|fencer]]. He captained the team [[épée]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/hilbert-van-dijk-1.html |title=Hilbert Van Dijk Olympic Results |accessdate=2010-10-13 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103185349/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/hilbert-van-dijk-1.html |archivedate=3 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
'''Hilbert Van Dijk''' (24 September 1918 – 10 November 2001) was a Dutch-born Australian [[fencing|fencer]]. He was the son of Hilbert “Arie” Van Dijk (1908–1944) of [[Amsterdam]]. He captained the team [[épée]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/hilbert-van-dijk-1.html |title=Hilbert Van Dijk Olympic Results |accessdate=2010-10-13 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103185349/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/hilbert-van-dijk-1.html |archivedate=3 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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Six-foot tall, and left-handed, Van Dijk was rated as among the six best epee fencers in Holland. Within a few weeks of his arrival in Australia, he joined the |
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Swords Club and won the New South Wales foils and epee championships. On the foundation of the Australian Fencing Association in 1949, he entered the first championships and won the first national titles in foils and epee. He won that title a second time as well as being New South Wales foils champion twice and New South Wales epee champion in five consecutive years from 1049–53. In the 1950s he was a member of the All Nations Fencing Club in Sydney. He became a member of the New South Wales Olympic Council.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189251028 |title=Naturalisations A Record |newspaper= |
Swords Club and won the New South Wales foils and epee championships. On the foundation of the Australian Fencing Association in 1949, he entered the first championships and won the first national titles in foils and epee. He won that title a second time as well as being New South Wales foils champion twice and New South Wales epee champion in five consecutive years from 1049–53. In the 1950s he was a member of the All Nations Fencing Club in Sydney. He became a member of the New South Wales Olympic Council.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189251028 |title=Naturalisations A Record |newspaper=The Biz |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=10 October 1956 |accessdate=27 August 2021 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia}} Retrieved 27 August, 2021.</ref> |
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In August 1953, Van Dijk married Mahdi Browning of [[Hunters Hill, New South Wales]]. A niece of the novelist [[Daphne du Maurier]] the wedding took place at [[St Stephen's Uniting Church]], [[Macquarie Street, Sydney]]. Mahdi was a direct descendant of the English poet [[Robert Browning]] and was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Neil Browning of Hunters Hill.<ref>[{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18508411 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Sunday Herald (Sydney)]] |issue=240 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=30 August 1953 |accessdate=27 August 2021 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Following the 1956 games Van Dijk joined Richard James Vandyke in the Real Estate company Vandyke and Vandyke at 32-34 The Boulevarde, [[Strathfield, New South Wales]].<ref>[https://australiabusinessinfo.com/vandykevandykeenterprises Vandyke and Vandyke Enterprises] Retrieved 27 August 2021.</ref> He used his business partners spelling of his surname for the company rather than his own. He and his wife |
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| ⚫ | Following the 1956 games Van Dijk joined Richard James Vandyke in the Real Estate company Vandyke and Vandyke at 32-34 The Boulevarde, [[Strathfield, New South Wales]].<ref>[https://australiabusinessinfo.com/vandykevandykeenterprises Vandyke and Vandyke Enterprises] Retrieved 27 August 2021.</ref> He used his business partners spelling of his surname for the company rather than his own. He and his wife Mahdi had two children, Marguerite (1958-1992) and Hil, and lived for many years in Strathfield. His son Hil Van Dijk is an artist and is again based in Sydney.<ref>[https://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/1844155/artist-hil-van-dijk-is-a-finalist-in-this/ Artist Hil Van Dijk is a finalist in this years Blake Prize] Retrieved 27 August, 2021.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:07, 23 May 2023
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Australian born in The Netherlands |
| Born | 24 September 1918 |
| Died | 10 November 2001 (aged 83) |
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Hilbert Van Dijk (24 September 1918 – 10 November 2001) was a Dutch-born Australian fencer. He was the son of Hilbert “Arie” Van Dijk (1908–1944) of Amsterdam. He captained the team épée at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Six-foot tall, and left-handed, Van Dijk was rated as among the six best epee fencers in Holland. Within a few weeks of his arrival in Australia, he joined the Swords Club and won the New South Wales foils and epee championships. On the foundation of the Australian Fencing Association in 1949, he entered the first championships and won the first national titles in foils and epee. He won that title a second time as well as being New South Wales foils champion twice and New South Wales epee champion in five consecutive years from 1049–53. In the 1950s he was a member of the All Nations Fencing Club in Sydney. He became a member of the New South Wales Olympic Council.[2]
In August 1953, Van Dijk married Mahdi Browning of Hunters Hill, New South Wales. A niece of the novelist Daphne du Maurier the wedding took place at St Stephen's Uniting Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney. Mahdi was a direct descendant of the English poet Robert Browning and was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Neil Browning of Hunters Hill.[3]
Following the 1956 games Van Dijk joined Richard James Vandyke in the Real Estate company Vandyke and Vandyke at 32-34 The Boulevarde, Strathfield, New South Wales.[4] He used his business partners spelling of his surname for the company rather than his own. He and his wife Mahdi had two children, Marguerite (1958-1992) and Hil, and lived for many years in Strathfield. His son Hil Van Dijk is an artist and is again based in Sydney.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hilbert Van Dijk Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Naturalisations A Record". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1956. p. 27. Retrieved 27 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 August, 2021.
- ^ ["Family Notices". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 240. New South Wales, Australia. 30 August 1953. p. 21. Retrieved 27 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.]
- ^ Vandyke and Vandyke Enterprises Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Artist Hil Van Dijk is a finalist in this years Blake Prize Retrieved 27 August, 2021.
