Johannes van der Vegte

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Vegte, not Vegte.

Johannes Albertinus van der Vegte (16 December 1892 – 15 March 1945) was a Dutch rower.^[1] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp with the men's eight where they were eliminated in round one.^[2][3] During WWII, he was a prisoner of war and died in the Japanese camp Soengei Sengkol in Medan, Indonesia on 15 March 1945.^[4]

Johannes van der Vegte

Personal information
Birth name	Johannes Albertinus van der Vegte
Born	(1892-12-16)16 December 1892 Gendringen, Netherlands
Died	15 March 1945(1945-03-15) (aged 52) Medan, Dutch East Indies
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Laga, Delft
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  Netherlands European Rowing Championships 1921 Amsterdam Coxed pair 1925 Prague Coxless pair