# Jack Oosterlaak

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South African sprinter

Jack Oosterlaak Personal information Born 15 January 1896 Wellington, Cape Colony Died 5 June 1968 (aged 72) Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa Sport Sport Athletics Event Sprints

**Justus Kinloch Ayres Oosterlaak** also known as **Jack Oosterlaak** (15 January 1896 – 5 June 1968), was a South African athlete who competed in the [1920 Summer Olympics](/source/1920_Summer_Olympics).[1]

## Career

Oosterlaak finished third behind [Harry Edward](/source/Harry_Edward) in the 100 yards event at the British [1920 AAA Championships](/source/1920_AAA_Championships).[2][3][4]

The following month at the 1920 Olympic Games held in [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp), Belgium, he competed in the 4 x 400-metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates [Harry Davel](/source/Harry_Davel), [Clarence Oldfield](/source/Clarence_Oldfield) and [Bevil Rudd](/source/Bevil_Rudd).[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Jack Oosterlaak"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/75304). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Athletic Championships"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003358/19200704/166/0010). *Weekly Dispatch (London)*. 4 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Athletics"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000569/19200705/204/0009). *Newcastle Journal*. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists"](https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm). *National Union of Track Statisticians*. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Jack Oosterlaak Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121024162450/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oo/jack-oosterlaak-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oo/jack-oosterlaak-1.html) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

## External links

- [Jack Oosterlaak](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14989371) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)

- [Jack Oosterlaak](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/jack-oosterlaak) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

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