Bernardus Petrus Leene (14 February 1903 – 24 November 1988) was a

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from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three

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(

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

and

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

). After having won a Gold at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2.000 m Tandem), he captured the silver medal eight years later in the 2000 m Tandem. He had one daughter, Antoinette, and two granddaughters, Marita and Monique. All three women were top swimmers and Monique was an Olympian, swimming for New Zealand in the 1976 Olympic games. During World War II he was a prominent member of the

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in The Hague.

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* 1903 births 1988 deaths Cyclists from The Hague Dutch male cyclists Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Dutch resistance members Dutch track cyclists 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub

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