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'''Judikje<ref>Her name is sometimes also spelt ''Judikeje''.</ref> "Jud" Simons''' (August 20, 1904 &ndash; March 20, 1943) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].
'''Judikje<ref>Her name is sometimes also spelt ''Judikeje''.</ref> "Jud" Simons''' (20 August 1904 – 20 March 1943) was a [[History of the Jews in the Netherlands|Dutch Jewish]] [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].


In 1928 she was chosen as a reserve member of the Dutch gymnastics team and won the gold medal with her teammates. The team was inducted into the [[International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title= International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame: Netherlands 1928 Olympic Champions |url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/Netherlands1928OlympicChampions.htm }}</ref>
In 1928 she won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team.


She was born in [[The Hague]] and died in [[Sobibor extermination camp]]. She was deported and murdered together with her husband Bernard and their five-year-old daughter Sonja and their three-year-old son Leon.
She was born in [[The Hague]] and was murdered in [[Sobibor extermination camp]] together with her husband Bernard, their five-year-old daughter Sonja and their three-year-old son Leon.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Paauw |first=Ruud |date=2018 |title=Triumph and tragedy: Dutch 1928 women’s gymnastics team |url=https://isoh.org/wp-content/uploads/JOH-Archives/johv26n1m.pdf?_rt=NnwxfGd5bW5hc3RpY3N8MTczMjA3NzQ5NQ&_rt_nonce=3b5aa3d340 |journal=Journal of Olympic History |volume=1 |pages=32–35}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Judikje Simons}}
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMONJUD01 profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060603020750/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMONJUD01 Jud Simons at databaseOlympics.com]
* [https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/sport/dutch-gymnastics-team.asp Jud Simons] commemoration, [[Yad Vashem]] website


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Latest revision as of 05:53, 20 December 2024

Jud Simons
1928 Summer Olympic gold medal gymnastic team. Jud Simons is third from the right.
Personal information
Born(1904-08-20)20 August 1904
The Hague
Died20 March 1943(1943-03-20) (aged 38)
Sobibor extermination camp
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Netherlands
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Representing the  Netherlands
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team

Judikje[1] "Jud" Simons (20 August 1904 – 20 March 1943) was a Dutch Jewish gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

In 1928 she was chosen as a reserve member of the Dutch gymnastics team and won the gold medal with her teammates. The team was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[2]

She was born in The Hague and was murdered in Sobibor extermination camp together with her husband Bernard, their five-year-old daughter Sonja and their three-year-old son Leon.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Her name is sometimes also spelt Judikeje.
  2. ^ "International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame: Netherlands 1928 Olympic Champions".
  3. ^ Paauw, Ruud (2018). "Triumph and tragedy: Dutch 1928 women's gymnastics team" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. 1: 32–35.

Further reading

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  • Brouwer, Erik (2010). "De Moord op een Gouden Turnploeg". In van Liempt, Ad; Luitzen, Jan (eds.). Sport in de Oorlog (in Dutch). L.J. Veen. pp. 29–58. ISBN 978-90-204-1936-8.
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