Oscar Emile,

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van Rappard (2 April 1896 in

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, Dutch East Indies – 18 April 1962 in

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) was a

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athlete and

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player from the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. He was the older brother of

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. As a forward, he played between 1912 and 1921 for HBS in The Hague. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920. At his Olympic debut he won the bronze medal with the

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, while at the same tournament he ran the

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, where he was eliminated in the qualifying heats.

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1896 births 1971 deaths Dutch male hurdlers Dutch footballers Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Olympic footballers of the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Netherlands international footballers Dutch nobility Olympic medalists in football People from Probolinggo Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics HBS Craeyenhout players Association football forwards Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub