Jaap Boot

Jaap boat (actually: Jan Jacobus boat; born March 1, 1903 in Wormerveer, † June 14, 1986 in Dordrecht ) was a Dutch athlete.

Boat traveled as owner of the Dutch cup record in the long jump at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. His national record of 7.06 meters would have meant the fifth place in the Games, with its 6.86 meters, he finished eighth. Four days after the long jump competition, the 4 x 100 - meter relay team was on the program. In the first advance provided the British relay to individual Olympic champion Harold Abrahams with 42.0 seconds to set a world record. In the second set lead boat, Harry Broos, Jan de Vries and Marinus van den Berge this world record one. In the final, the Americans won with 41.0 seconds before the British at 41.2 seconds, and the Dutch, with 41.8 seconds.

Four years later, took boat in Amsterdam at the 1928 Olympics in part, but resigned over 100 m already out in the flow. Boat in 1923, 1924, 1932 and 1933 national champion in the long jump, the longest jump of his career, he managed in 1932 with 7.24 meters.