Evert Koops

Evert "Eddy" Koops (2 January 1885 – 10 November 1938) was a Dutch athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born and died in Arnhem.^[1]

In the 100 metres, Koops placed fourth of four in his first round heat resulting in his elimination from the competition. The next day, he did the same in his preliminary heat of the Men's 200 metres. In the 400 metre hurdles competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals. He also participated in the standing long jump event but his result is unknown.

He was also a member of the Dutch relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the medley contest.

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• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 14 July 2006.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2006.
• Heere, A. and Kappenburg, B. (2000) 1870 – 2000, 130 jaar atletiek in Nederland. Groenevelt b.v.
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