Jetze Doorman (2 July 1881 – 28 February 1931) was a Dutch fencer. He won four Olympic bronze medals. He also competed in the

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at the

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. Doorman won the European Champion in

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in 1907. This victory caused that the Netherlands had to organize the championships the next year and due to that the Dutch national fencing association, now called "Koninklijke Nederlandse Algemene Schermbond" (KNAS) was established.

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* 1881 births 1931 deaths Dutch male fencers Dutch male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for the Netherlands Olympic modern pentathletes for the Netherlands Fencers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Friesland People from Gaasterlân-Sleat Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-fencing-bio-stub