Ted Zegwaard

Nicolaas Leonard "Ted" Zegwaard (1903 – ?) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Ted Zegwaard
Personal information
Full nameNicolaas Leonard Zegwaard [1]
Nickname(s)Jan van Houten, Ted Derwetter [1]
Born15 October 1903 [1]
Amsterdam [1]
DiedUnknown
South Africa ?
Sport
SportBoxing

He was born as the youngest child of Nicolaas Leonard Zegwaard, a diamond cutter in Amsterdam, and Hendrika Margaretha Langelaan.[2]

In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class. In the first round he won his fight against Frederic Virtue but he lost his next bout to the upcoming bronze medalist William Cuthbertson.[1]

Zegwaard became professional some time after the Olympics.[1] In September 1926 he moved to Australia.[1][2] In March 1931 he returned to Amsterdam from Sydney, listing boxer as his profession, but in December 1935, now a worstelaar ("wrestler"), he left again to Sydney.[1][3] Not able to obtain permanent residence or citizenship, he eventually moved to South Africa.[1] In his later career he also went by the name "Jan van Houten".[1][4]

References
  1. Ted Zegwaard at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  2. Amsterdam family registration card 1 and card 2 of N.L. Zegwaard senior.
  3. Amsterdam family registration card of N.L. Zegwaard junior.
  4. Forgotten sportheroes, comment at bottom of page.(Dutch) Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
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