Oscar van Rappard

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	Antwerp 1920	Team Competition

Oscar Emile, Knight van Rappard (2 April 1896 in Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies – 18 April 1962 in The Hague) was a track and field athlete and football (soccer) player from the Netherlands. He was the older brother of Ernst Herman van Rappard. As a forward, he played between 1912 and 1921 for HBS in The Hague. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920.

At his Olympic debut he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team, while at the same tournament he ran the 110 m hurdles, where he was eliminated in the qualifying heats.

References

Netherlands men's football squad – 1920 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalists

GK MacNeill GK Tempel DF Dénis DF Van der Kluft DF Verweij MF Boerdam MF Bosschart (c) MF Kuipers MF Legger MF Van Linge MF Steeman MF De Vries FW Van Beurden FW Bieshaar FW E. Bulder FW J. Bulder FW Van Dort FW Groosjohan FW Von Heijden FW De Natris FW Peereboom FW Van Rappard Coach: Warburton

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