Jud Simons
Dutch artistic gymnast
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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.
Born20 August 1904
Died20 March 1943 (aged 38)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Netherlands
represented
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1928 Summer Olympic gold medal gymnastic team. Jud Simons is third from the right. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 August 1904 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1943 (aged 38) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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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