Ted Zegwaard
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolaas Leonard Zegwaard [1] |
| Nickname(s) | Jan van Houten, Ted Derwetter [1] |
| Born | 15 October 1903 [1] Amsterdam,[1] Netherlands |
| Died | 1 November 1952 (aged 49) Durban, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Nicolaas Leonard "Ted" Zegwaard (15 October 1903 – 1 November 1952) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Zegwaard was born as the youngest child of Nicolaas Leonard Zegwaard, a diamond cutter in Amsterdam, and Hendrika Margaretha Langelaan.[3]
In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class. In the first round he won his fight against Frederic Virtue but he lost his next bout to the upcoming bronze medalist William Cuthbertson.[1]
Zegwaard became professional some time after the Olympics.[1] In September 1926 he moved to Australia.[1][3] In March 1931 he returned to Amsterdam from Sydney, listing boxer as his profession, but in December 1935, now a worstelaar ("wrestler"), he left again to Sydney.[1][4] Not able to obtain permanent residence or citizenship, he eventually moved to South Africa.[1] In his later career he also went by the name "Jan van Houten".[1][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ted Zegwaard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
Full name: Nicolaas Leonard "Ted" Zegwaard
- ^ "Ted Zegwaard". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b Amsterdam family registration card 1 and card 2 of N.L. Zegwaard senior.
- ^ Amsterdam family registration card of N.L. Zegwaard junior.
- ^ Forgotten sportheroes, comment at bottom of page.(Dutch) Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine