Simon Okker

Simon Okker
Personal information
Born 1 June 1881(1881-06-01)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died 6 March 1944(1944-03-06) (aged 62)
Auschwitz, Poland
Sport
Sport Fencing

Simon Okker (June 1, 1881 – March 6, 1944) was a Dutch Olympic epee- and foil fencer.[1]

Okker was Jewish, and was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.[1] He participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece and in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Okker was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Simon Okker". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ok/simon-okker-1.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  2. ^ The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. pg 61: Rutgers University Press. 2000. pp. 318. ISBN 0813528208.