Teun Beijnen Explained

Teun Beijnen
Birth Name:Anthonie Christiaan Beijnen
Birth Date:13 June 1899
Birth Place:Ophemert, Netherlands
Death Place:Beusichem, Netherlands
Sport:Rowing
Club:D.S.R.V. Laga

Anthoni "Teun" Christiaan Beijnen (13 June 1899 – 13 July 1949) was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Beijnen was born in 1899 in Ophemert, Gelderland. In 1924 he won the gold medal with his partner Willy Rösingh in the coxless pair event. Four years later he was part of the Dutch boat which was eliminated in the second round of the men's eight competition.[2]

Beijnen was a car enthusiast and twice raced in the Monte Carlo Rally.

Beijnen, who had been a heavy smoker, died in 1949 in Beusichem of heart failure aged 50.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teun Beijnen . Olympedia . 29 October 2021.
  2. Teun Beijnen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/teun-beijnen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 July 2018 .