Benjamin de Roo

Benjamin de Roo

Marianne Heemskerk, Benjamin de Roo and Tineke Lagerberg at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born 11 February 1940 (age 75)
Enschede, the Netherlands
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics

Benjamin Mielke de Roo (born 11 February 1940) is a retired Australian gymnast. He was born in the Netherlands, but in 1957 his family immigrated to Australia. In 1960 he became Australian citizen,[1] and competed for Australia at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. Year: 1962. National Archives of Australia
  2. Benjamin de Roo. sports-reference.com
Benjamin de Roo in 1962