Marinus van den Berge

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Marinus "Rinus" van den Berge (born March 12, 1900 in Rotterdam , † October 23, 1972 ibid) was a Dutch sprinter .

At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 , he won bronze with the Dutch team in the 4 x 100 meter relay . He reached the quarter-finals over 100 m and 200 m .

In 1928 he came again to the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam over 100 m and 200 m. Over 400 m and in the 4 x 100 meter relay, he was eliminated in the preliminary run.

He was national champion over 100 m four times (1926, 1927, 1929, 1932) and five times over 200 m (1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932).

Personal bests

  • 100 m: 10.6 s, October 11, 1925, Colombes
  • 200 m: 21.3 s, June 15, 1930, Amsterdam
  • 400 m: 50.0 s, 1927

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