Henk van der Wal explained

Hendrik "Henk" Jacob van der Wal (20 August 1886 in Rotterdam  - 4 August 1982 in Rotterdam) was a Dutch athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.^[1]

Van der Wal lost in the preliminary heats of the 200 metres, placing third to Harold Huff and Edward Duffy. In the 400 metres, van der Wal again was eliminated in the preliminary heats following his fourth-place finish in the four-man heat. He did not finish his semifinal heat of the 800 metres.

Sources

• Henk van der Wal . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113080918/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/henk-van-der-wal-1.html . 2013-11-13 . dead.
• Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
• Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 24 July 2006 . 27 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 24 July 2006. pl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henk van der Wal . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.