[EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > My recollection was that Paulen was Belgian, but Dutch means I was close.
Some Europeans would not take that one lightly in any other way than sheer geographyl. To them, it would be saying 'my recollection was such-and-so was Mexican, but American means I was close' (ok, Canadian is the better parallel, but still one gets my point). > They named a big meet after him after he died, didn't they? Yes they did. > Where is that? Ivo van Damme (the Van Damme meet named after the 800m > runner) is Belgian, so I guess the Paulen meet must be in the Netherlands. Yes indeed. The IAAF Grand Prix currently named Fanny Blankers-Koen Games was called Ad Paulen Memorial up until a few years ago. It was (and is still) held in the Fanny Blankers-Koen stadium in Hengelo, The Netherlands. The next edition is held on May 31. I'll refrain from commenting on earlier allegations/accusations around Paulen, because I do not have all the information nearby. But maybe later... Regards, Wilmar Kortleever
