Harry Dénis
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Henri ("Harry") Léonard Barthélémi Dénis (born August 28, 1896 in Den Haag – died July 13, 1971 in Den Haag) was a football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920.
At his Olympic debut in Antwerp, Belgium he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team, followed by a fourth place four years later in Paris, France. Dénis obtained a total number of 56 caps for Holland, in which he was captain in 37 matches. He was one of the most prominent Dutch footballers in the 1920s. Dénis delivered the Olympic Oath during the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
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- (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
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