Jack Oosterlaak Explained

Jack Oosterlaak
Birth Date:15 January 1896
Birth Place:Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa
Death Date:5 June 1968 (aged 72)
Death Place:Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprints
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Justus Kinloch Ayres Oosterlaak also known as Jack Oosterlaak (15 January 1896 – 5 June 1968), was a South African athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Oosterlaak finished third behind Harry Edward in the 100 yards event at the British 1920 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4]

The following month at the 1920 Olympic Games held in Antwerp, Belgium, he competed in the 4 x 400-metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Harry Davel, Clarence Oldfield and Bevil Rudd.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Oosterlaak . Olympedia . 4 July 2021.
  2. News: The Athletic Championships . Weekly Dispatch (London) . 4 July 1920 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 22 November 2024 .
  3. News: Athletics . Newcastle Journal . 5 July 1920 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 22 November 2024 .
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 22 November 2024 .
  5. Web site: Jack Oosterlaak Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2010-01-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024162450/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oo/jack-oosterlaak-1.html . 24 October 2012 .