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National team | Netherlands | ||||||||||||
Born |
Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
June 22, 1880||||||||||||
Died | September 18, 1954 Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
(aged 74)||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johannes Drost (June 22, 1880 in Rotterdam – September 18, 1954 in Rotterdam) was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
He won the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke event in a time of 3:01.0, narrowly beating compatriot Johannes Bloemen. This was the first swimming medal ever for the Netherlands.