Jetze Doorman

Fencer (1881-1931)

Born

2 July 1881, Balk

Died

28 February 1931, Breda

Citizenship

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Sport

fencing, speed skating, modern pentathlon

Occupation

speed skater, fencer, modern pentathlete, military officer

Jetze Doorman (2 July 1881 – 28 February 1931) was a Dutch fencer. He won four Olympic bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Doorman won the European Champion in Paris in 1907. This victory caused that the Netherlands had to organize the championships the next year and due to that the Dutch national fencing association, now called "Koninklijke Nederlandse Algemene Schermbond" (KNAS) was established.

Competitions

Awards and honours

• Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms 1911
• Olympic Participation Medal 1912 1913
• Medal for the Accession of Prince William of Wied 1915
• Order of the Black Eagle, Albania 1915
• Officers' Cross 1919
• Decoration for Services to the Red Cross 1924
• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau 1927

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2631847 (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.