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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.

References

1. "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.

Sources

• "Hans Fokker Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
• "Zeilen, een bij uitstek Nederlandsche sport. De Olympische wedstrijden ditmaal zeer goed bezet. — Wat zal de wind doen ?" (in Dutch) (Morning ed.). Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij. 1928-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
• "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Officiel Report" (PDF). Amsterdam: The Netherlands Olympic Committee. 1928. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

v t e <1924 1928 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1932>
12 foot dinghy	Helmsman: Willem de Vries Lentsch
6 Metre	Helmsman: Hans Pluijgers Crew: Hans Fokker Carl Huisken Wim Schouten Roeffie Vermeulen
8 Metre	Helmsman: Johannes van Hoolwerff Crew: Lambertus Doedes Cornelis van Staveren Henk Kersken Gerard de Vries Lentsch Maarten de Wit
Substitutes	12' Dinghy: P. J. J. Huijbers 6 Metre: B. E. Ruys H. W. Schalkwijk 8 Metre: C. A. van der Stadt F. Verkade
Officials	Unknown
Team size	Female: 0 Male: 17 Officials: Unknown Total: 17
Medals	: 0 : 1 : 0 Total: 1
Sources	"Zeilen, een bij uitstek Nederlandsche sport. De Olympische wedstrijden ditmaal zeer goed bezet. — Wat zal de wind doen ?" (in Dutch) (Morning ed.). Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij. 1928-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

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