Hendrik de Longh

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Hendrik de Longh (born August 4, 1877 in Dordrecht , † August 9, 1962 in The Hague ) was a Dutch fencer and major general .

Life

Hendrik de Longh took part in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm , where he reached the finals with the Dutch team. He finished this together with Jetze Doorman , Arie de Jong , Dirk Scalongne , George van Rossem and Willem van Blijenburgh in third place behind Hungary and Austria and thus won the bronze medal. In the individual he was eliminated with the saber and the sword in the preliminary round.

De Longh was an officer in the royal land power and rose to the rank of major general in the infantry until his retirement .

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SURNAME Longh, Hendrik de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch fencer and major general
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Dordrecht , the Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1962
Place of death The Hague , Netherlands