page_title: Sam Olij
hierarchical_section_title: Sam Olij
caption_attribution_description: Sam Olij voor het Bijzonder Gerechtshof in het gebouw van de Nederlandse Handelmaatschappij aan de Vijzelstraat, Amsterdam, 3 oktober 1947 Foto Ben van Meerendonk / AHF, collectie IISG, Amsterdam
context_page_description: Simon Paulus "Sam" Olij was a Dutch heavyweight boxer, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's heavyweight division by eventual gold medalist Arturo Rodríguez from Argentina. Mr. Olij was also a member of the feared national socialist Nazi allied NSB party during the 2nd WW. As such he betrayed numerous Jewish people and had them arrested and deported by the Nazis. One of them being his Jewish Dutch boxing team member Ben Bril. As he arrested Ben Bril he said "plicht is plicht".
context_section_description: Simon Paulus "Sam" Olij (5 October 1900 in Landsmeer – 4 August 1975 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch heavyweight boxer, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's heavyweight division by eventual gold medalist Arturo Rodríguez from Argentina.  Mr. Olij was also a member of the feared national socialist Nazi allied NSB party during the 2nd WW. As such he betrayed numerous Jewish people and had them arrested and deported by the Nazis. One of them being his Jewish Dutch boxing team member Ben Bril. As he arrested Ben Bril he said "plicht is plicht" (duty is duty).
caption: Sam Olij in front of the Special Court in Amsterdam on 3 October 1947
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