François Marits (25 November 1884 – 2 April 1945) was a Dutch

sports shooter Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a par ...

. He competed in the

25 m rapid fire pistol 25 meter rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events and is shot with .22 LR pistols. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after wh ...

event at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. He died towards the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

in the Gestapo HQ in Hannover.

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* 1884 births 1945 deaths Dutch male sport shooters Olympic shooters for the Netherlands Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Kapelle Dutch people who died in Nazi concentration camps Dutch civilians killed in World War II Dutch prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Sportspeople from Zeeland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-sportshooting-bio-stub