Ru van der Haar

Rudolf "Ru" Jacob van der Haar (6 October 1913 in Banjoemas, Java, Dutch East Indies – 15 May 1943 in Maoemere, Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches as halfback.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Haar, not Haar.
Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Team competition

He died in a Japanese camp during World War II.[1]

References
  1. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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