Cees Koch (discus thrower)

Cornelis "Cees" Koch (16 July 1936 – 14 September 2021) was a Dutch discus thrower and shot putter. As a discus thrower, he competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in 22nd and 17th place, respectively.[1]

Cees Koch
Koch in 1964
Personal information
Born(1936-07-16)16 July 1936
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died14 September 2021(2021-09-14) (aged 85)
Heemstede, Netherlands
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (240 lb)
Sport
SportDiscus throw
ClubPro Patria, Rotterdam
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Silver medal – second place Belgrade 1962 Discus throw

With a throw of 55.96m, he won a silver medal at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, behind Soviet Union's Vladimir Trusenyev (57.11m). In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Koch collected sixteen Dutch titles altogether, seven in shot put and nine in discus throw.

Koch in 2010 with a self-made model of a Dutch boat

References

  1. Cees Koch. sports-reference.com

Sources


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