Robert ("Rob") Hubert Maria de Wit (born 7 August 1962 in
Eindhoven,
North Brabant
North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the w ...
) is a retired
decathlete from the
Netherlands
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. He competed in two consecutive
Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 and is still holding the Dutch national record of 8.447 points in the declathon, achieved in 1988.
In 1994 De Wit participated in the
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
in
Lillehammer, Norway
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
, as a member of the Dutch
bobsledding team, finishing in 24th place in the two-mans discipline.
Achievements
References
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Dutch Olympic CommitteeProfile
1962 births
Living people
Dutch decathletes
Dutch male bobsledders
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Olympic athletes of the Netherlands
Olympic bobsledders of the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Eindhoven
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands
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