Dutch sailor
Hans Fokker
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Full name | Hendrik Gustaaf Fokker |
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Nationality | Dutch |
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Born | (1900-02-18)February 18, 1900 Rotterdam |
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Died | July 2, 1943(1943-07-02) (aged 43) Thanbyuzayat |
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Class | 6 Metre |
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Updated on 18 March 2015 |
Hendrik Gustaaf "Hans" Fokker (February 18, 1900, in Rotterdam – July 2, 1943, in 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.[1]
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