About Barend van Hemert
Lived 1891 – 1945 (aged 53–54). Barend van Hemert was a Dutch association football player, swimmer, boxer and athletics competitor.
Personal life Van Hemert also had reputation as an all-round sportsman, being an able swimmer, boxer and shot putter. He used his boxing skills helpfully while attending (not playing) a Netherlands versus Germany international football match at Leipzig in 1912, when he intervened to help extricate the Austrian referee from German supporters who had invaded the pitch protesting the referee's decision against a German player. In 1922, he set a Dutch national record for shot put by throwing it 12.21 metres.
In 1923 Van Hemert married Petronella Jacoba Margaretha Hofman (1903-1934), from whom he divorced in 1930.
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Who was Barend van Hemert?
Dutch football player (1891-1945)
When was Barend van Hemert born?
Barend van Hemert was born on 10 May 1891 in Dordrecht.
When did Barend van Hemert die?
Barend van Hemert died in 1945 in Warsaw.
What was Barend van Hemert's occupation?
Barend van Hemert was an association football player, swimmer, boxer and athletics competitor.
What nationality was Barend van Hemert?
Barend van Hemert was Dutch.
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