Ted Zegwaard
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Durban, South Africa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolaas Leonard Zegwaard [1] |
| Nickname(s) | Jan van Houten, Ted Derwetter [1] |
| Born | 15 October 1903 [1] Amsterdam,[1] Netherlands |
| Died | 1 November 1952 (aged 49) Durban, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Nicolaas Leonard "Ted" Zegwaard (15 October 1903 – 1 November 1952) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Zegwaard was born as the youngest child of Nicolaas Leonard Zegwaard, a diamond cutter in Amsterdam, and Hendrika Margaretha Langelaan.[3]
In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class. In the first round he won his fight against Frederic Virtue but he lost his next bout to the upcoming bronze medalist William Cuthbertson.[1]
Zegwaard became professional some time after the Olympics.[1] In September 1926 he moved to Australia.[1][3] In March 1931 he returned to Amsterdam from Sydney, listing boxer as his profession, but in December 1935, now a worstelaar ("wrestler"), he left again for Sydney.[1][4] Not able to obtain permanent residence or citizenship, he eventually moved to South Africa.[1] In his later career he also went by the name "Jan van Houten".[1][5]