Simon Okker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 June 1881 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died |
6 March 1944 (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, 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Simon Okker". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ Kay Schaffer & Sidonie Smith (2000). The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. pg 61: Rutgers University Press. p. 318. ISBN 0-8135-2820-8.