Henri Thesingh

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHendricus Nicolaas "Henri"•Thesingh
Used nameHenri•Thesingh
Born4 March 1903 in Den Haag (The Hague), Zuid-HollandNED
Died8 September 1982 (aged 79 years 6 months 4 days) in Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-HollandNED
AffiliationsV&L — Den Haag (The Hague), Zuid-HollandNED
NOCNetherlandsNED

Biography

Henri Thesingh was a Dutch track and field athlete who represented V&L in Den Haag during the 1920s. Thesingh specialised in the high jump, winning four consecutive titles in the event from 1925 to 1928. These performances earned him a place on the Dutch Olympic team for the 1928 Amsterdam Games but he finished down in 19th. Thesingh later studied in Berlin before working for the petroleum company Bataafsche Import Maatschappij in Curaçao.

Personal Best: HJ – 1.81 (1927).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics NED Henri Thesingh
High Jump, Men (Olympic) =19 r1/2