Sammy Monsels

Monsels grew up in Suriname, he attended Mulo there, came to the Netherlands in 1971 to compete in the Kingdom Games, and remained in the Netherlands to undergo training as a technical specialist. In Paramaribo, Monsels was a member of the 'Gazelle' athletics association.

In 1971 Monsels was Surinamese champion in the 100 metres and 200 m at both the senior level (11.0 seconds and 22.3 seconds) and the junior level (11.0 and 22.5).

Between 1971 and 1983 Monsels won seven Dutch sprint championships in the 60 metres (indoor) and the 100 and 200 metres (outdoor). In 1972 and 1976 he competed in the Olympic Games, representing Suriname, reaching the second round of the 100 metres and 200 metres on both occasions.

In 1970 Monsels was a tank driver in the Royal Netherlands Army. In 1975 he returned to Suriname from the Netherlands as the country became independent. He became a sports instructor in the Suriname National Army. After the 1980 coup, he became sports chief in the Surinamese army. In 1983, he acted as an intermediary between strongman Dési Bouterse and the exiled Hendrick Chin A Sen. In 1987 he left the Surinamese army.

Monsels returned to the Netherlands in 1992 and was founder of Atletiek Vereniging Bijlmer, an athletics club in Bijlmermeer. Until 1997 he was trainer and president of the association. Then in 1999 he founded Continental Sport, another athletics club in the area. He again became trainer and president.

In 2002, after questioning by Surinamese judge Albert Ramnewash, Monsels said he was in Fort Zeelandia on December 8, 1982 but was not involved in the killings.

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Indoor