What is C. van Doorn?
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = C. van Doorn | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | nickname= | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = c. 1880s | birth_place = | origin = | death_date = 20th-century | death_place = | sport = Fencing | years_active = 1911-1919 | club = Salle De Vos, [[The Hague]] | coach = Prof. J. De Vos | spouse = <!-- Use article title or common name --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} [[Jonkvrouw|Jkvr.]] '''C. van Doorn''' (born c. 1880s — died 20th-century) was a Dutch [[fencer]]. As a fencer at Salle De Vos in [[The Hague]] she was a pioneer, being one of the earliest Dutch female fencers. Her fencing career was from 1911 to 1919. She became the first international Dutch female fencer in 1911 at the [[1911 England–Holland women's fencing competitions]] together with the four other Dutch competitors. ==Biography== Van Doorn was born in the late 19th-century in c. 1880s. She held the noble title of [[jonkvrouw]].<ref name=Vaderland /> ===Fencing=== Van Doorn was a fencer at Salle De Vos in [[The Hague]] of professor J. De Vos. She was one of the earliest female fencers in the Netherlands. Together with four other females of Salle De Vos (H. Luden, Beelaerts van Blokland, E. van den Berg and H. van den Berg) she went to [[London]], United Kingdom for the [[1911 England–Holland women's fencing competitions]]. In Londen they competed against female fencers of the [[Bertrands Fencing Academy]]. This was the first international fencing competition for Dutch women. Van Doorn was the best Dutch fencer. She won four of her five matches and won from among the 1908-1909 British champion [[Millicent Hall]]. However, the Dutch team lost from the British team.<ref name=NieuweCourant>{{cite web|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB15:0007781