| Abraham Mok | |
|---|---|
| Country represented | Netherlands |
| Born | May 15, 1888 |
| Died | February 29, 1944 (aged 55) Auschwitz concentration camp |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Abraham Mok (1888–1944) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He is remembered as one of four members of that squad to die during the Holocaust of the 1940s.
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Abraham Mok was born May 15, 1888 in Amsterdam, Holland to ethnic Jewish parents.
Mok was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event at the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London.[1]
In the individual all-around competition Mok finished 78th.[1]
Mok was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp located in Oświęcim, Małopolskie, Poland and killed there on February 29, 1944.[2] Mok was one of four members of the 1908 Dutch gymnastics team to die in the Holocaust, sharing the grim fate with teammates J. Goudeket, Abraham de Oliviera, and Jonas Slier.[2]