Freek van de Graaff

Frederik Robbert "Freek" van de Graaff (20 February 1944 – 24 June 2009) was a Dutch rower who won a bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] His team mates were Marius Klumperbeek (cox), Lex Mullink, Bobbie van de Graaf and Jan van de Graaff. The three "van de Graaf(f)s" were all born in 1944.[2]

Freek van de Graaff
Bobbie van de Graaf (left) and Freek van de Graaff in 1967
Personal information
Born20 February 1944
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Died24 June 2009 (aged 65)
The Hague, Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLaga, Delft
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 TokyoCoxed four

References

  1. Freek van de Graaff at World Rowing
  2. Freek van de Graaff Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com


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