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'''Judikje<ref>Her name is sometimes also spelt ''Judikeje''.</ref> "Jud" Simons''' (August 20, 1904 &ndash; March 3, 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''' (August 20, 1904 &ndash; March 20, 1943) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].


In 1928 she won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team.
In 1928 she won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team.
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Revision as of 12:44, 1 April 2015

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
Died3 March 1943(1943-03-03) (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 (August 20, 1904 – March 20, 1943) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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.

Notes

  1. ^ Her name is sometimes also spelt Judikeje.

Further Reading

  • 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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