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Dutch sprint canoer

Toon Geurts

Anton Geurts in 1968
Personal information
Born (1932-02-29)29 February 1932Veldhoven, Netherlands
Died 5 October 2017(2017-10-05) (aged 85)
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe sprint
Club Beatrix, Eindhoven
Medal record Representing the Netherlands Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo K-2 1000 m

Antonius "Toon" Geurts (29 February 1932 – 5 October 2017) was a Dutch canoe sprinter. He was most successful in the K-2 1000 m event, in which he finished in seventh, second and fourth place at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, respectively.