Gien de Kock

Gien de Kock
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1908-02-21)21 February 1908
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died14 February 1998(1998-02-14) (aged 89)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw / shot put
ClubADA, Amsterdam

Clasina Gien de Kock (21 February 1908 – 14 February 1998) was a Dutch athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

De Kock won the British WAAA Championships titles in the shot put and javelin throw events at the 1933 WAAA Championships.[2][3][4]

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, she competed in the women's javelin throw.[5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gien de Kock Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Records go by the board". Weekly Dispatch (London). 16 July 1933. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 January 2025.


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