Ted Zegwaard
Personal information
Full nameNicolaas Leonard Zegwaard [1]
Nickname(s)Jan van Houten, Ted Derwetter [1]
Born15 October 1903 [1]
Amsterdam,[1] Netherlands
Died1 November 1952(1952-11-01) (aged 49)
Durban, South Africa
Sport
SportBoxing

Nicolaas Leonard "Ted" Zegwaard (15 October 1903 – 1 November 1952) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]

Zegwaard was born as the youngest child of Nicolaas Leonard Zegwaard, a diamond cutter in Amsterdam, and Hendrika Margaretha Langelaan.[3]

In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class. In the first round he won his fight against Frederic Virtue but he lost his next bout to the upcoming bronze medalist William Cuthbertson.[1]

Zegwaard became professional some time after the Olympics.[1] In September 1926 he moved to Australia.[1][3] In March 1931 he returned to Amsterdam from Sydney, listing boxer as his profession, but in December 1935, now a worstelaar ("wrestler"), he left again to Sydney.[1][4] Not able to obtain permanent residence or citizenship, he eventually moved to South Africa.[1] In his later career he also went by the name "Jan van Houten".[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ted Zegwaard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Full name: Nicolaas Leonard "Ted" Zegwaard
  2. ^ "Ted Zegwaard". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Amsterdam family registration card 1 and card 2 of N.L. Zegwaard senior.
  4. ^ Amsterdam family registration card of N.L. Zegwaard junior.
  5. ^ Forgotten sportheroes, comment at bottom of page.(Dutch) Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine

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