Hans Fokker
Olympic sailor
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| Intro | Olympic sailor | |
| A.K.A. | Hendrik Fokker | |
| A.K.A. | Hendrik Fokker | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| was | Sailor Ship captain Skipper Athlete Yacht racer | |
| Work field | Military Sports | |
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| Birth | 18 February 1900, Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Death | 2 July 1943Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar (aged 43 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
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 of a tropical disease in 1943 in Thanbyuzayat during internment in Burma.
Sources
- "Hans Fokker Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. 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.