Henk Kersken

Hendrik "Henk" Kersken (January 6, 1880, Bergen op Zoom – December 3, 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.

Henk Kersken
Personal information
Full nameHendrik Kersken
NationalityDutch
Born(1880-01-06)January 6, 1880
Bergen op Zoom
DiedDecember 3, 1967(1967-12-03) (aged 87)
Harlingen
Sailing career
Class(es)8 Metre
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Netherlands
1928 Amsterdam 8 Metre
Updated on 2014-01-22.

Sources
  • "Henk Kersken 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.


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