Johan Henri Antoine Gerrit Schmitt (August 31, 1881 in

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– August 12, 1955 in

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) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the

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. He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event.

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* 1881 births 1955 deaths Dutch male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Delft {{Netherlands-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub