Gerard Tebroke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerard Tebroke

Dutch track and field athlete

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1949

Place of Birth: Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1995

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gerardus Franciscus "Gerard" Tebroke (9 November 1949 - 19 March 1995) was a runner from the Netherlands.
He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in 10,000 m and finished in 14th place.In 1978, Tebroke set new national records in 5,000 m (13'21.68) and 10,000 m (27'36.64), which stood until 1997 and 2000.
He died unexpectedly from an intracranial hemorrhage.
Since 1996, a regular (annual or biennial) running competition is carried out in Aalten in his honor.