Jaap Boot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jaap Boot

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1903

Place of Birth: Wormerveer, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1986

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jacob "Jaap" Boot (Wormerveer, 1 March 1903 - Dordrecht, 14 June 1986) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and the long jump. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jan de Vries, Harry Broos and Marinus van den Berge.
He also took part in the long jump event, but was eliminated in the series. Boot was a Dutch national champion in the long jump in 1923, 1924, 1932 and 1933.