Frits de Ruijter

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Ruijter, not Ruijter.
Frits de Ruijter
Frits de Ruyter (1961)
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1917-04-05)5 April 1917
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died20 March 2012(2012-03-20) (aged 94)
Heemstede, Netherlands
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800m, 1500m

Frits de Ruijter (5 April 1917 – 20 March 2012)[1] was a Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres and men's 1500 metres events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

De Ruijter twice finished second at the British AAA Championships in the 1 mile event at the 1946 AAA Championships[3][4] and the 880 yards event at the 1947 AAA Championships.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "23/03 Oud-atleet Frits de Ruijter overleden; opmerkelijke anekdote". hardlopen. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Frits de Ruijter Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Great run follows air-taxi dash". Daily News (London). 19 July 1947. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Army man steals limelight and 2 titles". Daily News (London). 21 July 1947. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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