Jaap Boot
Jacob "Jaap" Boot was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and the long jump.
He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jan [de Vries |Jan de Vries], Harry Broos and Marinus van [den Berge]. He also took part in the long jump event, but was eliminated in the series.
Boot was a Dutch national champion in the long jump in 1923, 1924, 1932 and 1933.