Baron Willem Johan Gijsbert Gevers (11 January 1911 – 23 May 1994), lord of Kethel en Spaland, was a Dutch nobleman and diplomat who competed in the mid-1930s in bobsledding. Gevers was born in Berlin, son of the Dutch Envoy to Germany Willem Alexander Frederik Gevers. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he finished tenth in the two-man event. He later became Dutch Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He died, aged 83, in Monaco. References 1936 bobsleigh two-man results Willem Barongevers' profile at Sports Reference.com 1911 births 1994 deaths Ambassadors of the Netherlands to the United Kingdom Bobsledders at the 1936 Winter Olympics Dutch nobility Olympic bobsledders of the Netherlands Dutch male bobsledders