Benjamin de Roo
Appearance
![]() Marianne Heemskerk, Benjamin de Roo and Tineke Lagerberg at the 1960 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Enschede, Netherlands | 11 February 1940
Died | 17 May 2016 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 76)
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
Benjamin hielke de Roo (11 February 1940 – 17 May 2016) was an Australian gymnast. He was born in the Netherlands, but in 1957 his family emigrated to Australia. In 1960 he became an Australian citizen,[1] and competed for Australia at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Year: 1962 Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. National Archives of Australia
- ^ Benjamin de Roo. sports-reference.com
External links
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