Willem van Loon (15 August 1891 – 29 November 1975) was a Dutch tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Arnhem and died in Arnhem.
In 1920 Van Loon won the silver medal as member of the Dutch tug of war team.
He was the younger brother of Antonius van Loon.
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