Hans Fokker
Personal information | |
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Full name | Hendrik Gustaaf Fokker |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born |
Rotterdam | February 18, 1900
Died |
July 2, 1943 43) Thanbyuzayat | (aged
Sailing career | |
Class(es) | 6 Metre |
Updated on 18 March 2015. |
Hendrik Gustaaf "Hans" Fokker (February 18, 1900, Rotterdam – July 2, 1943, Thanbyuzayat) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Fokker as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre Kemphaan took the 4th place with helmsman Hans Pluijgers and fellow crew members: Carl Huisken, Wim Schouten and Roeffie Vermeulen.
Hans died in 1943 in Thanbyuzayat during internment in Burma by a tropical disease.
Sources
- "Hans Fokker Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- "Zeilen, een bij uitstek Nederlandsche sport. De Olympische wedstrijden ditmaal zeer goed bezet. — Wat zal de wind doen ?" (in Dutch) (Morning ed.). Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij. 1928-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Officiel Report" (PDF). Amsterdam: The Netherlands Olympic Committee. 1928. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
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