Hans Fokker

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Hans Fokker
Personal information
Full nameHendrik Gustaaf Fokker
NationalityDutch
Born(1900-02-18)February 18, 1900
Rotterdam
DiedJuly 2, 1943(1943-07-02) (aged 43)
Thanbyuzayat
Sailing career
Class6 Metre
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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  1. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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