Arnoud van der Biesen

Arnoud Eugène van der Biesen (December 28, 1899 Semarang, Dutch East Indies - February 17, 1968, The Hague) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium.

Arnoud van der Biesen
Personal information
Full nameArnoud Eugène van der Biesen
NationalityDutch
Born(1899-12-28)28 December 1899
Semarang
Died17 February 1968(1968-02-17) (aged 68)
The Hague
Sailing career
Class(es)12' Dinghy
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1920 Ostend and
Amsterdam 		12' Dinghy
Updated on 2013-12-24.

During the second race one of the marks was drifting and the race was abandoned. Since the organizers did not have the time to re-sail the race that week the two remaining races were rescheduled for September 3 of that year. Since both contenders were Dutch, the organizers requested the Dutch Olympic Committee to organize the race in The Netherlands.

With Petrus Beukers as crew, Van der Biesen took the silver over the combined series with the boat Boreas.

Sources
  • "Arnoud van der Biesen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  • "Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report" (PDF). 1957. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-22.


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