Kees Jonker Explained

Kees Jonker
Fullname:Cornelis Wilhelm Jonker
Nickname:"Kees"
Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:29 March 1909
Birth Place:Amsterdam
Death Place:Steinach am Brenner
Classes:6 Metre
Dragon
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Updated:2014-01-04

Cornelis Wilhelm "Kees" Jonker (29 March 1909 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1987 in Steinach am Brenner) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Jonker, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre De Ruyter, took the 8th place with helmsman Joop Carp and fellow crew members Ansco Dokkum, Ernst Moltzer, and Herman Looman. During the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay, Jonker helmed the Dragon Joy, with crew members Biem Dudok van Heel and Wim van Duyl, to an 8th place.

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