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Anna Dresden-Polak

1906 - 1943

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Anna "Ans" Dresden-Polak (née Anna Polak) (24 November 1906 – 23 July 1943) was a Jewish Dutch gymnast. She won the gold medal as a member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics, in her native Amsterdam. She was one of five Jewish members of the team, which included Stella Blits-Agsteribbe (who was murdered in Auschwitz), Lea Kloot-Nordheim (who was murdered in Sobibor), and Judikje Themans-Simons (who was murdered in Sobibor). Their coach, Gerrit Kleerekoper, was murdered in Sobibor as well. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Dresden-Polak is the 1,909th most popular athlete (down from 1,726th in 2019), the 934th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 960th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Anna Dresden-Polak ranks 1,909 out of 6,025. Before her are Erwin Keller, Roman Šebrle, Josef Augusta, Bjørn Paulson, Iryna Yatchenko, and Stig Sjölin. After her are Sofia Corban, Zhu Jianhua, Ambrus Nagy, Mario Tullio Montano, Peter Wright, and Eileen Hiscock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Anna Dresden-Polak ranks 397. Before her are Albert Heremans, Greta Nissen, Sue Carol, James Corson, Alfredo Pitto, and Cuth Harrison. After her are Vilmos Zombori, Edward Akufo-Addo, Ted Morgan, John Betjeman, David Smith, and Katsuo Takaishi. Among people deceased in 1943, Anna Dresden-Polak ranks 222. Before her are Léon Thiébaut, Juliusz Schauder, Helena Nordheim, Frank Greer, Frits Kuipers, and Farid Simaika. After her are Dwight Frye, James Ewing, Lida Heymann, Reginald McKenna, Alexander Hall, and Montagu Love.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Anna Dresden-Polak ranks 934 out of 1,646. Before her are Gerard Joling (1960), Guus Kuijer (1942), Herman Rouwé (1943), Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), Rogier Blokland (1971), and Frans Thijssen (1952). After her are Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (1978), Angela Visser (1966), Thérèse Steinmetz (1933), Roelof Wunderink (1948), Carry Geijssen (1947), and Jetta Goudal (1891).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Anna Dresden-Polak ranks 21. Before her are Erik Hartsuiker (1940), Johannes van Dijk (1868), Hermanus Brockmann (1871), Tijjani Reijnders (1998), Chris Berger (1911), and Herman Rouwé (1943). After her are Johannes Terwogt (1878), Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (1928), Bertha Brouwer (1930), Piet Kleine (1951), Frans Maassen (1965), and Hans van Helden (1948).

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