| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1924 Paris | 4 x 100 metre relay | |
Jacob "Jaap" Boot (Wormerveer, Mar 1, 1903 - Dordrecht, Jun 14, 1986) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and the long jump. The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Wormerveer ( is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Dordrecht (population 119649 in 2004 or in English (and locally colloquially Dordt, is a city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The long jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which athletes combine speed strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible
He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jan de Vries, Harry Broos and Marinus van den Berge. The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Jan Cornelis ("Jan" de Vries ( Zwolle, March 2, 1896 - 's-Gravenhage, April 19, 1939) was a Dutch Henricus Adrianus ("Harry" Broos ( May 25, 1898 in Roosendaal – July 16, 1954 in Eindhoven) was a Marinus ("Rinus" van den Berge ( March 12, 1900 in Rotterdam &ndash October 23, 1972) was a Dutch athlete He also took part in the long jump event, but was eliminated in the series.
Boot was a Dutch national champion in the long jump in 1923, 1924, 1932 and 1933.