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Jun 04, 1854 The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands Died on 25 Dec 1916 (aged 62)
Dutch sports shooter
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About Solko Van Den Bergh
- Solko or Solke Johannes van den Bergh (4 June 1854 in The Hague – 25 December 1916) was a Dutch sports shooter. Van den Bergh was a notary by profession who on 6 June 1880 married the noble Sophia Emma Nicoletta van Limburg Brouwer in Zeist.
- Together with his friend Henrik Sillem and the Frenchman François Monod he initiated the first "international shooting matches" (world championships in shooting) in 1897 in Lyon.
- These were the forerunners of the matches that were held in Paris in 1900, now considered to have been part of the Olympics.
- Van den Bergh participated in these and won a bronze medal with the Dutch pistol team.
