Marinus ("Rinus") van den Berge (12 March 1900 in

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– 23 October 1972) was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the

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. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in

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in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Jan de Vries,

Jacob Boot Jacob "Jaap" Boot (1 March 1903 in Wormerveer – 14 June 1986 in Dordrecht) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and the long jump. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in t ...

and Harry Broos.

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1900 births 1972 deaths Dutch male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Athletes from Rotterdam Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub