Johannes van der Vegte

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Vegte, not Vegte.

Johannes Albertinus van der Vegte (16 December 1892 – 15 March 1945) was a Dutch rower.^[1] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp with the men's eight where they were eliminated in round one.^[2][3] During WWII, he was a prisoner of war and died in the Japanese camp Soengei Sengkol in Medan, Indonesia on 15 March 1945.^[4]

Johannes van der Vegte

Personal information
Birth name	Johannes Albertinus van der Vegte
Born	(1892-12-16)16 December 1892 Gendringen, Netherlands
Died	15 March 1945(1945-03-15) (aged 52) Medan, Dutch East Indies
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Laga, Delft
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  Netherlands European Rowing Championships 1921 Amsterdam Coxed pair 1925 Prague Coxless pair

References

1. "Johannes van der Vegte". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. "Johannes van der Vegte". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johannes van der Vegte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2018.