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Estella “Stella” Agsteribbe

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Estella “Stella” Agsteribbe Famous memorial

Birth
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Death
17 Sep 1943 (aged 34)
Oświęcim, Powiat oświęcimski, Małopolskie, Poland
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Professional Gymnast, Olympic Gold Medalist. She was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Samson Agsteribbe (1881-1942), and Estherina Frank Agsteribbe (1880-1942), on April 6, 1909. She was a professional gymnast who was a member of the club BATO, Amsterdam (NED), of Amsterdam, Netherlands. She would eventually go onto represent her home country of the Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics that were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Together with her team members including her coach Gerrit Kleerekoper, Nel van Randwijk, Mien van den Berg, Ans Polak, Lea Nordheim, Alie van den Bos, Hendrika van Rumt, Annie van der Vegt, Elka de Levie, and Co Stelma, she was part of the Dutch women's gymnastics team which won an Olympic Gold Medal in the Team All-Around Competition Artistic Gymnastics Women's Event. The twelve woman team participated in the Apparatus Event and received a score of 110.00 points and the Horse Event and received a score of 108.25 points. Her final team standing score result was 316.75 team points and 98.50 team drill points. She continued to represent club BATO, Amsterdam (NED), of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and be active in sports events until her death. She was married to Samuel Blits (1908-1944), with whom she had two children, two year old Alfred Blits (1940-1943), and six year old Nanny Blits (1937-1943). Sadly, during World War II, she and her family were among the millions of Jews who were rounded up during the Holocaust and the Adolf Hitler Nazi regime and taken to concentration camps across Europe. Her parents and her husband, and her and there two children were taken to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Oświęcim, Poland. She herself was put to death along with her two children on September 17, 1943. She was just 34 years old. Her parents had been put to death in the gas chamber just a week earlier, her husband was put to death in 1944, and her brother was put to death in 1945. A few of her team members from the Olympic Games had also been put to death in the gas chambers at concentration camps. The team was posthumously inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in Netanya, Israel, in 1997.
Professional Gymnast, Olympic Gold Medalist. She was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Samson Agsteribbe (1881-1942), and Estherina Frank Agsteribbe (1880-1942), on April 6, 1909. She was a professional gymnast who was a member of the club BATO, Amsterdam (NED), of Amsterdam, Netherlands. She would eventually go onto represent her home country of the Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics that were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Together with her team members including her coach Gerrit Kleerekoper, Nel van Randwijk, Mien van den Berg, Ans Polak, Lea Nordheim, Alie van den Bos, Hendrika van Rumt, Annie van der Vegt, Elka de Levie, and Co Stelma, she was part of the Dutch women's gymnastics team which won an Olympic Gold Medal in the Team All-Around Competition Artistic Gymnastics Women's Event. The twelve woman team participated in the Apparatus Event and received a score of 110.00 points and the Horse Event and received a score of 108.25 points. Her final team standing score result was 316.75 team points and 98.50 team drill points. She continued to represent club BATO, Amsterdam (NED), of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and be active in sports events until her death. She was married to Samuel Blits (1908-1944), with whom she had two children, two year old Alfred Blits (1940-1943), and six year old Nanny Blits (1937-1943). Sadly, during World War II, she and her family were among the millions of Jews who were rounded up during the Holocaust and the Adolf Hitler Nazi regime and taken to concentration camps across Europe. Her parents and her husband, and her and there two children were taken to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Oświęcim, Poland. She herself was put to death along with her two children on September 17, 1943. She was just 34 years old. Her parents had been put to death in the gas chamber just a week earlier, her husband was put to death in 1944, and her brother was put to death in 1945. A few of her team members from the Olympic Games had also been put to death in the gas chambers at concentration camps. The team was posthumously inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in Netanya, Israel, in 1997.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234918134/estella-agsteribbe: accessed ), memorial page for Estella “Stella” Agsteribbe (6 Apr 1909–17 Sep 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234918134, citing Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Oświęcim, Powiat oświęcimski, Małopolskie, Poland; Maintained by Find a Grave.