Adrianus de Jong
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Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong (born 21 June 1882 in Plantungan, Kendal Regency
, Central Java
, Indonesia, died 23 December 1966 in The Hague, Netherlands) was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced
at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals. This record would not be broken by a Dutchman until shooter Eric Swinkels
made his sixth Olympic appearance in 1996.
Between 1910 and 1928 he won eighteen Dutch titles, 9 using the épée, 6 using the sabre, and 3 using the foil. In 1924, he won titles in all three weapons simultaneously.
However, he had his greatest international success with the sabre, where he won the first two World Championships in 1922 and 1923, and Olympic four bronze medals in 1912
, 1920
, and 1924
.
With the épée, he won bronze at the 1912 Olympics
and silver at the 1922 world championships.
During the individual sabre event at the 1924 Olympics
, he reached the semifinals against Hungarian Sándor Pósta
and was leading by three hits when an audience member fell through his chair. This distracted the jury, who failed to see De Jong's decisive hit. Disrupted, De Jong lost the bout. De Jong eventually finished fifth (one ahead of eventual seven-time Danish Olympian Ivan Osiier) while Pósta went on to win gold.
At the age of 54, De Jong won the épéé event at the Military World Championships in 1936.
After retiring from the army, De Jong became the manager of the Tampat Senang, an Indonesian restaurant in The Hague. He died in 1966.
He has a street named after him in The Hague, the Arie de Jongstraat.
Kendal Regency
Kendal is a regency in the northern part of Central Java province in Indonesia, west of Semarang. Its capital is Kendal....
, Central Java
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...
, Indonesia, died 23 December 1966 in The Hague, Netherlands) was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced
Fencing at the Summer Olympics
Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Women's foil made its Olympic debut in Paris, during the 1924 Olympic Games...
at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals. This record would not be broken by a Dutchman until shooter Eric Swinkels
Eric Swinkels
Eric Swinkels is a Dutch sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in Skeet Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He competed in six different Olympic competitions, beginning in 1972 and ending in 1996.-References:...
made his sixth Olympic appearance in 1996.
Between 1910 and 1928 he won eighteen Dutch titles, 9 using the épée, 6 using the sabre, and 3 using the foil. In 1924, he won titles in all three weapons simultaneously.
However, he had his greatest international success with the sabre, where he won the first two World Championships in 1922 and 1923, and Olympic four bronze medals in 1912
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...
, 1920
Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
-Medal summary:-Medal table:...
, and 1924
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. A women's event, the individual foil, was held for the first time.After the Olympic Games, an Italian and a Hungarian settled a scoring controversy with a real duel...
.
With the épée, he won bronze at the 1912 Olympics
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...
and silver at the 1922 world championships.
During the individual sabre event at the 1924 Olympics
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. A women's event, the individual foil, was held for the first time.After the Olympic Games, an Italian and a Hungarian settled a scoring controversy with a real duel...
, he reached the semifinals against Hungarian Sándor Pósta
Sándor Pósta
Sandor Posta was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a silver medal in team ...
and was leading by three hits when an audience member fell through his chair. This distracted the jury, who failed to see De Jong's decisive hit. Disrupted, De Jong lost the bout. De Jong eventually finished fifth (one ahead of eventual seven-time Danish Olympian Ivan Osiier) while Pósta went on to win gold.
At the age of 54, De Jong won the épéé event at the Military World Championships in 1936.
After retiring from the army, De Jong became the manager of the Tampat Senang, an Indonesian restaurant in The Hague. He died in 1966.
He has a street named after him in The Hague, the Arie de Jongstraat.