Ben Bril

Name: Ben Bril
Birth Name: Barend Bril
Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: 2003-11-09 (Age:91)
Judge: Record
Referee: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Ben Bril was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics at the age of fifteen in his home town. These would be the only Olympic Games Bril competed in: because of the high costs only a small Dutch selection was sent to the 1932 Olympics, which included no boxers, while Bril himself boycotted the 1936 Games in Berlin. Bril reached a milestone in his career by winning the golden medal at the Maccabi Games in 1935. He won the Dutch title in his division eight times.

During the German occupation of the Netherlands, he was deported to Germany and interned at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Four of his brothers and a sister died in the concentration camps. All but one of these siblings were married with children. All perished in the concentration camps. Ben Bril and his younger brother Herrie both survived the war. Herrie Bril died in Rotterdam on August 6, 1966.

Ben Bril and his wife Celia had one child Ab Ben, who lives in Zandvoort with his wife Wilma. Ab Ben and Wilma have one son Benno, who also lives in Zandvoort. Ben Bril died aged 91 in Amsterdam.

Herrie Bril and his wife Miepie had two children, Clarie who lives in Switzerland and Seno who lives in the United States. Miepie Bril also lives in Switzerland.

Olympic Results

Flyweight competition

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Myles McDonagh (Ireland) points
• Lost to Buddy Lebanon (South Africa) points

Sources

This article borrows from the Wikipedia article on Bril: [1]