Wilhelmus Frederikus ("Willem") Winkelman (14 July 1887 – 1 July 1990) was a Dutch

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. He was born in

Delfshaven Delfshaven is a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the right bank of river Nieuwe Maas. It was a separate municipality until 1886. The town of Delfshaven grew around the port of the city of Delft. Delft itself was not located on a major river ...

and died in

Voorburg Voorburg is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Together with Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it makes up the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has a population of about 39,000 people ...

. In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition as well as of the 10 mile walk event.

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list of Dutch athletes
1887 births 1990 deaths Dutch male racewalkers Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Dutch centenarians Athletes from Rotterdam Men centenarians {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub