Gerardus van Nieuwenhuizen

Dutch fencer (1863–1926)

Born

13 April 1863, The Hague

Died

31 July 1926, The Hague

Citizenship

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Sport

fencing

Occupation

fencer

G. C. E. van Nieuwenhuizen or Eugenius Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen (3 September 1879 – 16 January 1957) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual masters épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was invited in April 1902 by the "Société d'escrime pour l'épée" to compete at teachers championships in Paris. At the 1902 fencing councours in Paris, he won 100 francs and finished outside the top eight.

Van Nieuwenhuizen had the military rank of sergeant major. He was teacher of fencing and gymnastics at the "Normaal Schietschool" in The Hague.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q3620419 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.