Henri Dekking Explained

Henri Dekking
Full Name:Henri Louis Dekking
Nationality:Dutch
Sport:Bobsleigh
Birth Date:7 February 1892
Birth Place:Haarlem, Netherlands
Death Date:May 1967 (aged 75)
Death Place:Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

Henri Louis Dekking (7 February 1892  - May 1967) was a Dutch bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1]

Biography

Born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands to Petrus Johannes Dekking and Christina Petronella van der Waarden and had two children.[2]

Dekking started with bobsleigh just one winter before the 1928 Winter Olympics. In that time he did it for four consecutive months; seen at the time as a long period. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in Saint Moritz he was part of the first Dutch bobsleigh team in the four-man event (the Dutch didn't participate in 1924) together with Curt van de Sandt (captain), Hubert Menten, Edwin Louis Teixeira de Mattos and Jacques Delprat. The Dutch team finished 8th in the first run and finished 12th overall after the second run.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Henri Dekking Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062009/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/henri-dekking-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 6 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Henry Louis Dekking 1892-1967 - Ancestry® . 2023-08-03 . www.ancestry.com.au . en-US.
  3. Web site: Olympische Winterspalen, De Sumatra post. www.delpher.nl.