Wil van Beveren

Wijnand "Wil" van Beveren (28 December 1911 – 5 October 2003) was a Dutch sprinter who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Van Beveren finished third behind Arthur Sweeney in the 220 yards event at the 1936 AAA Championships.

In the relay, the Dutch team was close to a medal, but failed at a baton transfer.

[6][7] Shortly afterwards in September, Van Beveren was a medal favourite in the 100 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships, but finished fourth.

After World War II, he retired from competitions and became a sports journalist, first with the weekly magazine Sport & Sportwereld and then with Emmer Courant.