Christiaan Petit
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christiaan Simon Petit |
| Born | 26 October 1912 Liege, Belgium |
| Died | 26 December 1984 (aged 72)[1] Heerlen, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
Christiaan Simon Petit was a Belgian born, Dutch long-distance runner.[2]
Career[change | change source]
In 1934 and 1936 he won the Singelloop Utrecht.[3][4] The time in 1936 was with 13 minutes and 42 seconds a new Dutch national record over 2 miles.[5]
In July 1934 he ran the 3000 metres in Antwerp below the national record, but because there was not an official time keeping it wasn’t registered as an official Dutch record.[6]
In August 1934 he became national champion in the 5000 metres.[7] Due to this performance he was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 1934 European Athletics Championships in Turin in the 5000 metres event.[8] He didn’t finish the race at the championships, due to flank pain in the fifth lap.[9]
Personal life[change | change source]
Petit was born on 26 October 1912 in Liege, Belgium. His mother Mathilde Philomène Bol was from Heerlen and his father Eduard Etienne Petit was from Oudenbosch. He married to Maria Luise Bertha Kupka on 22 December 1938.[10] He died on 26 December 1984 in Heerlen af the age of 72.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Christian Simon Petit". Rijckheyt, centrum voor regionale geschiedenis, Collectie bidprentjes, Heerlen, archief 352-P. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via openarch.nl.
- ↑ "Bouman en Petit weer op het goede pad". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 20 July 1939. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De jaarlijkse Singelloop welke te Utrecht werd gehouden, is gewonnen door dhr. Ch. Petit, een ingezetene uit Heerlen". De Limburger. 28 May 1934. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "S. Petit, de winnaar van den Utrechtschen Singelloop, op de schouders van zijn collega's". Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant. 4 May 1936. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Petit verbetert Nederlandsch record twee Engelse mijlen". Haagsche courant. 4 May 1963. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Athletiek". Limburger koerier. 4 July 1934. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "S. Petit, winnaar van de 5000 meter bij de nationale athletiekkampioenschappen". De Limburger. 21 August 1934. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Ook De Bruyn en Petit naar Turijn". De Telegraaf. 27 August 1934. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De Europeesche kampioenschappen te Turijn". De Gooi- en Eemlander. 10 September 1934. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Huwelijk op 22 december 1938 te Heerlen". Rijckheyt, centrum voor regionale geschiedenis, Voorlopige inventaris op de Registers Burgerlijke Stand, gemeente Heerlen, Heerlen, archief 16-BS, inventarisnummer 1938H, 22-12-1938, Huwelijksakten gemeente Heerlen, 1938, aktenummer 401. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via openarch.nl.