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Jaap Rijks

Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympic medalist (b. 1919)
Jacob "Jaap" Rijks (25 August 1919 – 11 February 2017) was a Dutch equestrian who competed for his home nation in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Nijmegen.

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