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Harry Broos

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Harry Broos
Broos at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born25 May 1898
Roosendaal, the Netherlands
Died16 July 1954 (aged 56)
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m
ClubPSV Eindhoven
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.6 (1923)
200 m – 22.0 (1926)
400 m – 49.2 (1927)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris 4×100 m relay

Henricus Adrianus "Harry" Broos (25 May 1898 – 16 July 1954) was a Dutch sprinter, who competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m events at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[3] He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1924 and failed to reach the finals on all other occasions.[1]

Broos won 12 Dutch national titles, at 100 m, 200 m and 400 m as well as one at the long jump.[4]

Football career

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Besides running, between 1922 and 1925 Broos played 23 football matches for PSV Eindhoven. After retiring from competitions he worked as a football administrator at PSV. He also played football for UVV in Utrecht after joining them from hometown club Alliance in 1920.[5]

Personal life

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Broos was married to Nelly Ligthart, who was a daughter of PSV administrator Harrie Lighthart.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Harry Broos". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Harry Broos. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "Harry Broos". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b Harry Broos, een veelzijdig atleet Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine - RHC Eindhoven (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Profile - UVV (in Dutch)
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