Simon Okker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1881 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 6 March 1944 (aged 62) Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event(s) | epee and foil |
Simon Okker (1 June 1881 – 6 March 1944) was a Dutch Olympic epee and foil fencer, who was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Okker was Jewish, and was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1][3] He participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece, coming in 5th, and in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.[1]
Okker was killed by the Nazis in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.[4][5]
His grandson Tom Okker became a successful tennis player.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Simon Okker". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "Simon Okker". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame
- ^ Kay Schaffer & Sidonie Smith (2000). The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. Rutgers University Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-8135-2820-8.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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