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Dutch sprinter
Cornelis Johannes den Held (born 19 July 1883 in
Rotterdam , died 12 September 1962 in
Rotterdam ) was a Dutch
athlete , who competed at the
1908 Summer Olympics in
London . He was born and died in
Rotterdam ,
South Holland .
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In the
200 metres , Den Held took fourth place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals. He also competed in the
400 metres , placing second in his two-man preliminary heat to not advance in that event either.
References
Sources
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 . Archived from
the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2006 .
Wudarski, Pawel (1999).
"Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from
the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2006 .
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