Gerrit Kleerekoper (February 15, 1897 - July 2, 1943) was a Jewish - Dutch gymnastics coach. He was married with two children and worked as a diamond cutter. He led the Dutch women gymnastics team to win the gold medal at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Holland. Kleerekoper's team scored 316.75 points, defeating Italy and the United Kingdom.
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- Gerrit Kleerekoper (February 15, 1897 - July 2, 1943) was a Jewish - Dutch gymnastics coach. He was married with two children and worked as a diamond cutter. He led the Dutch women gymnastics team to win the gold medal at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Holland. Kleerekoper's team scored 316.75 points, defeating Italy and the United Kingdom. Many years later Alida van den Bos, one of the gold winning gymnasts, told in an interview how important Kleerekoper's contribution was: 'The training for the Olympics always took place at indoor gymnasiums even though the Olympics that year took place at an outdoor stadium. A few months prior to the Olympics, Kleerekoper made us only practice outdoors because he said that you never know how the weather will be the day of the Olympics and that we must be prepared for hot weather or any weather. The practice outside was very good, because we noticed that you have a lot more energy outdoors than needed. ' The members of his Olympic gold winning team were: Alida van den Bos, Estella Agsteribbe, Jacomina van den Berg, Petronella Burgerhof, Elka de Levie, Helena Nordheim, Ans Polak, Petronella van Randwijk, Hendrika van Rumt, Jud Simons, Jacoba Stelma and Anna van der Vegt. Five members of the gold winning team were Jewish and in 1943 were murdered at Sobibor and Auschwitz by the Nazis during Operation Reinhard. On July 2, 1943 Gerrit Kleerekoper along with his wife Kaatje and his fourteen year old daughter Elisabeth were murdered by the Nazis at the Sobibor death camp in Poland. Twenty nine days later, his 18 year old son Leendert was murdered at Auschwitz.
- Gerrit Kleerekoper was een Joods-Nederlandse turncoach. In 1928 leidde hij de Nederlandse ploeg naar het goud tijdens de Olympische Spelen in Amsterdam. Met 316,75 punten bleef de ploeg Italië en het Verenigd Koninkrijk ruim voor. Vele jaren later vertelde Alie van den Bos, één van de gouden turnsters, hoe belangrijk zijn bijdrage was geweest: "Aan Kleerekoper hadden wij de overwinning te danken. " Turnen werd net als tegenwoordig meestal in een hal gedaan, maar in Amsterdam vonden de wedstrijden in de open lucht plaats. Daarom had hij zijn ploeg in de maanden daarvoor buiten laten trainen, wat tot de overwinning zal hebben bijgedragen. De leden van zijn gouden ploeg waren, naast Van den Bos, Stella Agsteribbe, Mien van den Berg, Petronella Burgerhof, Elka de Levie, Lea Nordheim, Ans Polak, Petronella van Randwijk, Riek van Rumt, Judikje Simons, Co Stelma en Annie van der Vegt. Net als vijf leden van de ploeg was Kleerekoper Joods. Van beroep was hij diamantslijper. Hij werd in 1943, op dezelfde dag als zijn pupil Lea Nordheim, samen met zijn vrouw Kaatje en hun veertienjarige dochter Elisabeth, vermoord in het vernietigingskamp Sobibór. Hun zoon Leendert (18) stierf vier weken later in Auschwitz. Na de bevrijding noemde de Amsterdamsche Turnbond een toernooi naar hem, de Gerrit Kleerekoper Beker.
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Leendert: murdered - 1943 at Auschwitz
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- Gerrit Kleerekoper was een Joods-Nederlandse turncoach. In 1928 leidde hij de Nederlandse ploeg naar het goud tijdens de Olympische Spelen in Amsterdam. Met 316,75 punten bleef de ploeg Italië en het Verenigd Koninkrijk ruim voor. Vele jaren later vertelde Alie van den Bos, één van de gouden turnsters, hoe belangrijk zijn bijdrage was geweest: "Aan Kleerekoper hadden wij de overwinning te danken.
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