Harry Broos

Harry Broos
	Broos at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born	25 May 1898; Roosendaal, the Netherlands
Died	16 July 1954 (aged 56); Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Club	PSV Eindhoven
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.6 (1923); 200 m – 22.0 (1926); 400 m – 49.2 (1927)
Medal record
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games

Henricus Adrianus "Harry" Broos (25 May 1898 – 16 July 1954) was a Dutch sprinter, who competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m events at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.^[3] He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1924 and failed to reach the finals on all other occasions.^[1]

Broos won 12 Dutch national titles, at 100 m, 200 m and 400 m as well as one at the long jump.^[4]

Football career

Besides running, between 1922 and 1925 Broos played 23 football matches for PSV Eindhoven. After retiring from competitions he worked as a football administrator at PSV. He also played football for UVV in Utrecht after joining them from hometown club Alliance in 1920.^[5]

Personal life

Broos was married to Nelly Ligthart, who was a daughter of PSV administrator Harrie Lighthart.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Harry Broos". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ Harry Broos. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ "Harry Broos". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Harry Broos, een veelzijdig atleet Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine - RHC Eindhoven (in Dutch)
^ Profile - UVV (in Dutch)