Jaap Helder Explained

Jaap Helder
Fullname:	Jacob Helder
Nationality:	Dutch
Birth Date:	1907 11, df=y
Birth Place:	Paterswolde
Death Place:	Paterswolde
Height:	1.78m (05.84feet)
Classes:	Flying Dutchman
Show-Medals:	yes
Updated:	2014-01-08

Jacob "Jaap" Helder (11 November 1907 in Paterswolde – 13 January 1998 in Paterswolde) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples. After the 5th race Gerard Lautenschutz, who was crewing on the Dutch Flying Dutchman Daisy (H102), needed to go home due to family circumstances. Helder with helmsman Ben Verhagen crewed the last three races. The team took 5th place.

Sources

• Web site: Jaap Helder Bio, Stats, and Results . Sports-Reference.com . Olympic Sports . 2014-01-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108235719/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/jaap-helder-1.html . 2014-01-08 .
• Web site: NEDERLANDS OLYMPISCHE EQUIPE . De Tijd De Maasbode . 1960-08-02 . Day . Dutch . 2014-01-21.
• Web site: Sleeswijk toch naar O.S. . Nieuwsblad van het Noorden . 1960-08-09 . Day . Dutch . 2014-01-21.
• Web site: Weer een goede race van Verhagen Jaap Helder ook aan bod? . Nieuwsblad van het Noorden . 1960-09-02 . Day . Dutch . 2014-01-21.
• Web site: The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One . 1960 . pdf . 2014-01-27.
• Web site: The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (a) . 1960 . pdf . 2014-01-27 . 2011-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523081702/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v2pt1.pdf . dead.
• Web site: The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (b) . 1960 . pdf . 2014-01-21.