Tjapko van Bergen
 Van Bergen and Dusseldorp capsize in the 1928 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 26 March 1903 Heiligerlee, Groningen, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Died | 2 February 1944 (aged 40) Krakolye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 194?–1944 |
| Rank | Rottenführer |
| Battles/wars | |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Tjapko Antoon van Bergen (March 26, 1903 – February 2, 1944) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the men's coxed pair with Cornelis Dusseldorp; their boat capsized in the first round and they did not finish.[1]
Van Bergen became a member of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB), the fascist and later Nazi organization that collaborated with the German occupier during World War II. He joined the Waffen-SS and attained the rank of Rottenführer; he died near Narva, in Estonia, on the Eastern Front.[2][3][4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tjapko van Bergen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Death notice". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 6 May 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Death notice". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 13 May 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Death notice". Het nationale dagblad. 8 May 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ McCrery, Nigel (2021). The Undying Flame: Olympians Who Perished in the Second World War. Pen and Sword Military. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-1526740656.
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