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Emile Duson

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Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team competition

Emile Paul Joseph Duson (December 1, 1904 in Semarang, Dutch East Indies – March 15, 1942 in Tiga Rungu, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all four matches as halfback.

He was executed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Emile Paul Joseph Duson". Oorlogsgravenstichting. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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