Jacobus Hoogveld Explained

Jacobus Johannes Hoogveld (August 4, 1884 in Arnhem  - February 17, 1948 in Arnhem) was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.^[1]

In the 100 metres, Hoogveld took third place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals. He took third and last place in his preliminary heat of the 200 metres to be eliminated in that event as well.

Hoogveld lost his preliminary heat in the 400 metres as well, placing second of two in the race.

Sources

• 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 . 20 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 . 20 July 2006 . pl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . February 16, 2009 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jacobus Hoogveld . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.