Aernout van Lennep

Aernout van Lennep

Aernout van Lennep in 1932
Personal information
Born	23 February 1898 Den Helder, the Netherlands
Died	17 December 1974 (aged 76) The Hague, the Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Horse riding
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Team eventing

Aernout van Lennep (23 February 1898 – 17 December 1974) was a Dutch horse rider. He competed in eventing at the 1932 Summer Olympics and won a team silver medal, finishing ninth individually.^[1]

Van Lennep was a career artillery officer, and won the Dutch military championships in 1931. He was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II, and later became a lieutenant colonel in the 1950s.^[1]

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