Reinier Blom

Reinier Jan Cornelis Blom (31 March 1867 in Amsterdam – 12 August 1943 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 61st.[1][2]

Reinier Blom, center front row, in 1895

Blom took up gymnastics in 1880 and was active until 1938. During 50 years he was member of KTV Olympia, a gymnastics club in Amsterdam.[3] With this team he won the national championship in 1895. He was founding member of the Royal Dutch Christian Gymnastics Association.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reinier Blom Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Reinier Blom". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. Bakker, J.J.Th (1941-08-08). "R.J.C. Blom 50 jaar lid van Olympia Amsterdam". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  4. "Reinier Blom, de Epke Zonderland van de 19e eeuw" [Reinier Blom, the Epke Zonderland of the 19th century]. Stadsarchief Amsterdam (in Dutch). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-12.


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