Reinier Blom

Reinier Jan Cornelis Blom (31 March 1867 in Amsterdam – 12 August 1943 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 61st.^[1][2]

Reinier Blom

Blom, center front row, in 1895
Personal information
Full name	Reinier Jan Cornelis Blom
Born	(1867-03-31)31 March 1867 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	12 August 1943(1943-08-12) (aged 76) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gymnastics career
Sport	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Netherlands

Blom took up gymnastics in 1880 and was active until 1938. During 50 years he was member of KTV Olympia, a gymnastics club in Amsterdam.^[3] With this team he won the national championship in 1895. He was founding member of the Royal Dutch Christian Gymnastics Association.^[4]