Johannes Drost Explained

Johannes Drost
Strokes:	Backstroke
Club:	Rotterdamsche Zwemclub
Birth Date:	1880 6, df=yes^[1]
Birth Place:	Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Death Place:	Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Johannes Drost (22 June 1880 – 18 September 1954) was a Dutch backstroke swimmer and diver who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.^[2]

He won the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke event in a time of 3:01.0, narrowly beating compatriot Johannes Bloemen. This was the first swimming medal and the first individual Olympic medal ever for the Netherlands.

Drost also competed at other international competitions. Among others in Antwerp, Belgium, in the week after he competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics, finishing second in te 100 metres backstroke,^{[3] [4]} and won the diving competition.^{[5] [6]}

Drost won in diving and swimming several medals at national championships.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Johannes Drost . Sports Reference . 9 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150911082447/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/johannes-drost-1.html . 11 September 2015 .
2. Web site: Johannes Drost . Olympedia . 31 December 2020.
3. News: Gevonden in Delpher - Het nieuws van den dag : Kleine courant. Het Nieuws van den Dag : Kleine Courant . 14 August 1900 .
4. News: Gevonden in Delpher - Het nieuws van den dag : Kleine courant. Het Nieuws van den Dag : Kleine Courant . 17 August 1900 .
5. News: Gevonden in Delpher - Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage. Dagblad van Zuidholland en 'S Gravenhage . 16 August 1900 .
6. News: Gevonden in Delpher - Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad. Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad . 18 August 1900 .
7. News: Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Handelsblad. Algemeen Handelsblad . 2 July 1900 .