Jud Simons Explained

Jud Simons
Birth Date:20 August 1904
Birth Place:The Hague
Death Place:Sobibor extermination camp
Discipline:WAG
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Judikje[1] "Jud" Simons (20 August 1904 – 20 March 1943) was a Dutch Jewish gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

In 1928 she was chosen as a reserve member of the Dutch gymnastics team and won the gold medal with her teammates. The team was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[2]

She was born in The Hague and was murdered in Sobibor extermination camp together with her husband Bernard, their five-year-old daughter Sonja and their three-year-old son Leon.[3]

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  1. Her name is sometimes also spelt Judikeje.
  2. Web site: International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame: Netherlands 1928 Olympic Champions .
  3. Paauw . Ruud . 2018 . Triumph and tragedy: Dutch 1928 women’s gymnastics team . Journal of Olympic History . 1 . 32-35.