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Olympic sailor
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Hendrik Fokker
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Place of birth
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Star sign
AquariusPlace of death
Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar
Age
43 years
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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.
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Notable Dutch Sailors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Dutch Ship captains
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Dutch Skippers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Dutch Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Dutch Yacht racers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
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