Harry Dénis

Harry Dénis

Harry Dénis taking the olympic oath (1928)
Personal information
Full name Henri "Harry" Léonard Barthélémi Dénis
Date of birth (1896-08-28)28 August 1896
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death 13 July 1971(1971-07-13) (aged 74)
Place of death The Hague, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Youth career
DVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
DVV
19111934 HBS
National team
19191930 Netherlands 56 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Antwerp 1920 Team competition

Henri ("Harry") Léonard Barthélémi Dénis (28 August 1896 13 July 1971) was a football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920.[1]

At his Olympic debut in Antwerp, Belgium he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team, followed by a fourth place four years later in Paris, France. Dénis obtained a total number of 56 caps for Holland, in which he was captain in 37 matches. He was one of the most prominent Dutch footballers in the 1920s. Dénis delivered the Olympic Oath during the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[2]

Dénis held the Dutch caps record from 3 May 1925 (when he equaled the total of Bok de Korver) until 2 May 1937 (when his total was surpassed by Puck van Heel).[3]

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