What is Gerard Jacobs?
'''Gerard J. Jacobs''' is a Dutch Paralympic table tennis player. He won one gold and two silver medals at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nieuwe Leidsche Courant {{!}} 27 juli 1965 {{!}} pagina 3|url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/NLC/1965-07-27/edition/0/page/3|access-date=2022-03-10|website=Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=J. Jacobs - Table Tennis {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org/j-jacobs|access-date=2022-03-10|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en}}</ref> At the opening of the [[1960 Summer Paralympics]] in Rome, he won the silver medal in the Men's Doubles A event together with Piet van Aart. Four years later at the [[1964 Summer Paralympics]] in Tokyo he won together with Marion de Groot the gold medal, and individually the silver medal in the Men's Singles A1 event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paralympische Spelen|url=https://www.nttb.nl/over-nttb/historie/paralympische-spelen/|access-date=2022-03-10|website=NTTB|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gevonden in Delpher - Het vrĳe volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010955284:mpeg21:a0179|access-date=2022-03-10|website=www.delpher.nl|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gevonden in Delpher - Het vrĳe volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010955306:mpeg21:a0206|access-date=2022-03-10|website=www.delpher.nl|language=nl}}</ref> He won two silver medals at the 1965 World Championships. Jacobs lived in Doorn near the Aardenburg military rehabilitation center. There, several Paralympic sports could be practiced. == References == <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Gerard}} [[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Dutch table tennis players]] {{sports-bio-stub}}