Johannes van Hoolwerff

Johannes Cornelis van Hoolwerff (13 April 1878 in Hoorn – 2 August 1962 in Heemstede) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Van Hoolwerff, as helmsman on the Dutch 8 Metre Hollandia, took the 2nd place with fellow crew members: Lambertus Doedes, Henk Kersken, Cornelis van Staveren, Gerard de Vries Lentsch and Maarten de Wit.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Hoolwerff, not Hoolwerff.
Johannes van Hoolwerff
Personal information
Full nameJohannes Cornelis van Hoolwerff
NationalityDutch
Born(1878-04-13)13 April 1878
Hoorn, Netherlands
Died2 August 1962(1962-08-02) (aged 84)
Heemstede, Netherlands
Sailing career
Class(es)8 Metre
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1928 Amsterdam 8 Metre
Updated on 2014-01-22.

Sources
  • "Johannes van Hoolwerff Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2014-01-22.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.