Kees Wijdekop

{{short description|Dutch sprint canoeist}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| full_name = Cornelis Wijdekop

| nickname = Cor

| birth_date = {{Birth date text|31 January 1914}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death-date and age|8 April 2008|31 January 1914}}

| death_place = Purmerend, Netherlands

| sport = Kayaking

| event = Folding kayak

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}

{{MedalCountry|{{NED}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1936 Berlin|Folding K-2 10000 m}}

}}

Cornelis Wijdekop (31 January 1914 – 8 April 2008), known as "Cor" or "Kees", was a Dutch sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event with his older brother Piet at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.{{databaseOlympics |id=WIJDEKEE01 |name=Kees Wijdekop |archive=20121007075021}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/cor-wijdekop-1.html |title=Cor Wijdekop |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002113/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/cor-wijdekop-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18 |url-status=dead |quote=Full name: Cornelis Wijdekop}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2008/04/14/olympier-kees-wijdekop-overleden.aspx |title=Olympiër Kees Wijdekop overleden |trans-title=Olympian Kees Wijdekop passed away |date=April 14, 2008 |website=sportgeschiedenis.nl |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226063409/http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2008/04/14/olympier-kees-wijdekop-overleden.aspx |archive-date=2011-02-26 |url-status=dead}} ([https://www.translatetheweb.com/?from=nl&to=en&a=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20110226063409%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportgeschiedenis.nl%2F2008%2F04%2F14%2Folympier-kees-wijdekop-overleden.aspx English translation])

Wijdekop was born in Amsterdam, where he was an instrument maker by profession at Draka Holding. Cor and Piet were members of the canoe club De Plassers. He died in Purmerend.