Henk Kersken
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{{Infobox sailor
| name = Henk Kersken
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| fullname = Hendrik Kersken
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| nationality = Dutch
| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|01|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bergen op Zoom
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|12|03|1880|01|06|df=y}}
| death_place = Harlingen
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| classes = 8 Metre
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{{MedalSport | Sailing }}
{{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }}
{{MedalSilver | 1928 Amsterdam | 8 Metre }}
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| updated = 2014-01-22
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Hendrik "Henk" Kersken (6 January 1880, Bergen op Zoom – 3 December 1967, Harlingen) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Kersken, as crew member on the Dutch 8 Metre Hollandia, took the 2nd place with helmsman Johannes van Hoolwerff and fellow crew members: Lambertus Doedes, Cornelis van Staveren, Gerard de Vries Lentsch and Maarten de Wit.
Sources
- {{cite web
|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/henk-kersken-1.html
|title=Henk Kersken Bio, Stats, and Results
|publisher=Sports-Reference.com
|work=Olympic Sports
|accessdate=2014-01-08
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103070625/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/henk-kersken-1.html
|archivedate=2014-01-03
}}
- {{cite news
| url = http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011114822:mpeg21:a0059
| title = Zeilen, een bij uitstek Nederlandsche sport. De Olympische wedstrijden ditmaal zeer goed bezet. — Wat zal de wind doen ?
| newspaper = Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij
| language = Dutch
| date = 1928-08-02
| edition = Morning
| accessdate = 2014-01-22
}}
- {{cite web
|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408184510/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2008-04-08
|title=The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Officiel Report
|publisher=The Netherlands Olympic Committee
|year=1928
|location=Amsterdam
|accessdate=2014-01-22
}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Bergen op Zoom
Category:Dutch male sailors (sport)
Category:Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre
Category:Olympic sailors for the Netherlands
Category:Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in sailing
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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