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Jan de Rooij

Dutch boxer (1932–2008)

Born
26 January 1932
Died
18 May 2008
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Sport
boxing
Discipline
featherweight, bantamweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight
54 kg (119 lb)

Johannes "Jan" de Rooij (26 January 1932 – 18 May 2008) was a Dutch amateur boxer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and was eliminated in the third and first match, respectively. During his career he won 10 national titles and after retiring worked as a boxing coach in Amsterdam.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1960 Summer Olympics1960
1964 Summer Olympics1964

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q2472774 (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.