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'''Alexander van Geen''' (7 December 1903 &ndash; 27 February 1942) was a Dutch [[modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]]. He competed at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/alexander-jonkheer-van-geen-1.html |title=Alexander van Geen |accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref>
'''Alexander van Geen''' (7 December 1903 &ndash; 27 February 1942) was a Dutch [[modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]]. He competed at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/alexander-jonkheer-van-geen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/alexander-jonkheer-van-geen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Alexander van Geen |accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref> During [[World War II]] he served in the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]], and was killed during the [[Battle of the Java Sea]].<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=22 February 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>

During [[World War II]] he served in the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]], and was killed during the [[Battle of the Java Sea]].<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=22 February 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IOC profile|alexander-van-geen}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|alexander-van-geen}}


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[[Category:Dutch male modern pentathletes]]
[[Category:Olympic modern pentathletes of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Olympic modern pentathletes for the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from The Hague]]
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[[Category:Dutch military personnel killed in World War II]]
[[Category:Dutch military personnel killed in World War II]]
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Latest revision as of 09:00, 12 January 2024

Alexander van Geen
Van Geen (portrait by Willy Sluiter)
Personal information
Born(1903-12-07)7 December 1903
The Hague, Netherlands
Died27 February 1942(1942-02-27) (aged 38)
Java Sea
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Alexander van Geen (7 December 1903 – 27 February 1942) was a Dutch modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] During World War II he served in the Royal Netherlands Navy, and was killed during the Battle of the Java Sea.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander van Geen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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