Justus Kinloch Ayres Oosterlaak also known as Jack Oosterlaak (15 January 1896 – 5 June 1968), was a South African athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 15 January 1896 | |||||||||||
| Died | 5 June 1968 (aged 72) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editOosterlaak finished third behind Harry Edward in the 100 yards event at the British 1920 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
The following month at the 1920 Olympic Games held in Antwerp, Belgium, he competed in the 4 x 400-metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Harry Davel, Clarence Oldfield and Bevil Rudd.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Jack Oosterlaak". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ↑ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jack Oosterlaak Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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