Wil van Beveren

Wijnand "Wil" van Beveren was a Dutch sprinter. He competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 metres relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in the 200 m, running against Jesse Owens. In the relay, the Dutch team was close to a medal, but failed at a baton transfer. ^{Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)}

28 December 1911

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