Alexander van Geen

Alexander van Geen
Personal information
Born (1903-12-07)7 December 1903
The Hague, Netherlands
Died 27 February 1942(1942-02-27) (aged 38)
Java Sea
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon

Alexander van Geen (7 December 1903 – 27 February 1942) was a Dutch modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

During World War II he served in the Royal Netherlands Navy, and was killed during the Battle of the Java Sea.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexander van Geen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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