Nicolaas Bernardus "Nico" Lutkeveld (9 September 1916 – 14 December 1997) was a Dutch

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er. He competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and finished in 16th place. He was eights at the 1946 and 1950 European Athletics Championships. He was a national champion in 1938–1940, 1942, 1943, 1946–1951, 1953 and 1954. In 1935 he became the first Dutch athlete to cross the 60 m barrier, and by 1939 he raised the national record to 67.12 m.

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1916 births 1997 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Dutch male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub