Gerard Tebroke
Dutch track and field athlete
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| Intro | Dutch track and field athlete | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| was | Athlete | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 9 November 1949, Enschede | |
| Death | 19 March 1995Doetinchem (aged 45 years) |
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Gerardus Franciscus "Gerard" Tebroke (9 November 1949 - 19 March 1995) was a runner from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in 10,000 m and finished in 14th place.
In 1978, Tebroke set new national records in 5,000 m (13'21.68) and 10,000 m (27'36.64), which stood until 1997 and 2000. He died unexpectedly from an intracranial hemorrhage. Since 1996, a regular (annual or biennial) running competition is carried out in Aalten in his honor.