Ansco Jan Heeble Dokkum (9 May 1904,

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– 30 December 1985,

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) was a

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from the

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, who represented his native country as at the

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. Dokkum, as crew member on the Dutch

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''De Ruyter'', took the 8th place with helmsman

Joop Carp Johan Robert "Joop" Carp (30 January 1897 in Tjomal, Dutch East Indies – 25 March 1962 in Johannesburg) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium. With crew Bernard C ...

and fellow crew members:

Ernst Moltzer Ernst Octavianus Moltzer (1 May 1910 – 15 November 1941) was a sailor from the Netherlands who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Ernst, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre ''De Ruyter'', took the 8th ...

Kees Jonker Cornelis Wilhelm "Kees" Jonker (29 March 1909 in Amsterdam – 28 February 1987 in Steinach am Brenner) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Jonker, as crew member on the Dutch 6 ...

and

Herman Looman Herman Carel Looman (8 November 1907 – December 1989) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Looman, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre ''De Ruyter'', took the 8th pl ...

. Before his sailing career, Ansco Dokkkum rowed for the Netherlands during the

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. In the

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, he took 6th place with his teammates

Simon Bon Simon Bon (1 February 1904 – 17 June 1987) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics in the men's eight and coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used ...

, Egbertus Waller and Paul Maasland. Ansco Dokkum was chef d' mission of the Dutch team for 1968 Summer Olympics.

References

* * * * 1904 births 1985 deaths Dutch male rowers Dutch male sailors (sport) Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Sportspeople from Sneek Dutch referees and umpires 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub