Henk van der Wal

Hendrik "Henk" Jacob van der Wal (August 20, 1886 – August 4, 1982) was a Dutch athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

He was born and died in Rotterdam.

Van der Wal lost in the preliminary heats of the 200 metres, placing third to Harold Huff and Edward Duffy. In the 400 metres, van der Wal again was eliminated in the preliminary heats following his fourth place finish in the four-man heat.

Van der Wal did not finish his semifinal heat of the 800 metres.

References

(Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 24 July 2006. (Polish)

Persondata
Name	Wal, Hendrik van der
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch athlete
Date of birth	20 August 1886
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	4 August 1982
Place of death	Rotterdam, Netherlands