Gerrit Kleerekoper
Gerrit Kleerekoper was born on February 15, 1897. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Gerrit Kleerekoper
Gerrit Kleerekoper (15 February 1897 – 2 July 1943) was a Jewish-Dutch gymnastics coach. He was married with two children and worked as a diamond cutter. He led the Dutch women gymnastics team to win the gold medal at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Kleerekoper's team scored 316.75 points, defeating Italy and the United Kingdom. In 1997, along with the team, he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Many years later Alida van den Bos, one of the gold-winning gymnasts, told in an interview how important Kleerekoper's contribution was: "The…