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Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
About John Semmelink
- Herman Jan "John" Semmelink (December 17, 1938 – February 7, 1959) was an alpine ski racer from Canada. Born in Shanghai, China, he was the eldest son of Richard Herman Semmelink and Margaretha Catharina Visser of the Netherlands.[1] His father had held positions at KLM and the Java-China-Japan Line.
- During World War II, the Semmelink family was interned in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, Philippines.[2] The family relocated to Canada 1950 and he became a naturalized citizen in 1957.
- Semmelink was enrolled at McGill University in Montreal for a year.
- Semmelink won the Commonwealth ski championship in St.
- Moritz in January 1958, and competed at the World Championships in 1958 at Bad Gastein, Austria.
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See Also
- Famous People's Birthdays on 17 December, China
- Famous People's Birthdays in December, China
- Famous People's Birthdays on 17 December, Canada
- Famous People's Birthdays in December, Canada
- Famous alpine skier's Birthdays on 17 December, China
- Famous alpine skier's Birthdays in December, China
- Famous alpine skier's Birthdays on 17 December, Canada
- Famous alpine skier's Birthdays in December, Canada