Arey Smith ( Dutch: Arij Smit ; July 7, 1907 , Schidam - April 30, 1970 , Haarlem ) is a Dutch boxer who performed in the light weight category. 1924 Netherlands Boxing Champion in lightweight and participant in the Olympic Games in Paris.
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| general information | |
| Full name | Ari Adrianus Smith ( Dutch Ary Adrianus Smit ) |
| Citizenship |  Netherlands |
| Date of Birth | July 7, 1907 |
| Place of Birth | Schidam , Netherlands |
| Date of death | April 30 1970 (62 years old) |
| Place of death | Haarlem , the Netherlands |
| Weight category | A light weight |
| Professional career | |
| First fight | August 30, 1925 |
| The last battle | November 7, 1927 |
| Number of battles | eleven |
| Number of wins | eight |
| Defeat | one |
| No one's | 2 |
The father of the football player Kes Smith who played for the Ajax Amsterdam.
Biography
Arey Smith was born in 1907 in the south of the Netherlands in the city of Schiedam [1] . In 1924, he won the national boxing championship in lightweight (53.52 kg), and in May he joined the national team at the Olympic Games in Paris [2] [3] . At that time, he was known as Jan Smith of Rotterdam and until 2008 remained the last Olympic athlete in the Netherlands, whose identity was not known for certain [4] . At the Olympic boxing tournament, he dropped out at the stage of the second round, losing to Briton Alpha Barber .
In August 1925, Smith held his first fight on a professional level. In total, over two years he took part in 11 fights (8 wins, 1 loss, 2 draws). After a boxing career, Ares went to work in England, and then returned back to the Netherlands and began working in an English company [1] . In November 1936, Ares and his wife had a daughter, Nelleke.
In Amsterdam, Smith worked as a coach at the Ajax Football Club [1] . During the deterioration of the situation in the city due to World War II, Ares with his wife and daughter left Amsterdam and went to the city of Sneck , and then settled in Haarlem on Sparnreikstraat Street - here they had a son, Cornelis . In Harlem, Smith began to work as a coach in the local football team EDO . In this club, a football career began with his son, who in 1959 transferred to the Ajax Amsterdam.
Arey Smith died in April 1970 in Haarlem at the age of 62 years [1] . In 2008, his daughter Nellecke Smith contacted sports historian Ton Bakerk, who authored a book about Dutch Olympic athletes, and told the story of his father [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Vermiste Olympiër was trainer van Ajax. (nid.) . sportgeschiedenis.nl . Date accessed August 27, 2019.
- ↑ Boksen. In den Doele. (nid.) . Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad . Date accessed August 27, 2019.
- ↑ Olympische Spelen. (nid.) . De Tribune . Date accessed August 27, 2019.
- ↑ Filmbeelden van vergeten Olympiër Arij Smit. (nid.) . npogeschiedenis.nl . Date accessed August 27, 2019.
- ↑ Ton Bijkerk kan weer slapen. (nid.) (inaccessible link) . sportgeschiedenis.nl . Date accessed August 27, 2019. Archived March 4, 2016.
Links
- Arey Smith - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Arey Smith - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec