Hans Fokker Explained

Hans Fokker
Fullname:Hendrik Gustaaf Fokker
Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:18 February 1900
Birth Place:Rotterdam
Death Place:Thanbyuzayat
Classes:6 Metre
Updated: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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.