Jonas Slier

Jonas Slier
Born(1886-03-22)22 March 1886
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died5 November 1942(1942-11-05) (aged 56)
Oświęcim, Poland
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented

Jonas Slier (22 March 1886 in Amsterdam – 5 November 1942 in Auschwitz concentration camp) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Jonas Slier was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 96th. There is no evidence that another Jonas Slier, the uncle of Philip Slier was the athlete mentioned above.

References

  1. ↑ Schaffer, Kay; Smith, Sidonie (2000). The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. Rutgers University Press. pp. 60–62. ISBN 978-0-8135-2820-5.
  2. ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jonas Slier". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ↑ (Hidden Letters, Star Bright Books 2008, pp. 10, 47, 116, 159,160, 167 note 42 C).