Cornelis "Cees" Koch (30 December 1925 – 13 February 2024) was a Dutch

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who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in two

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, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K-2 10000 m event at

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. Koch was born in

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. He died in

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on 13 February 2024, at the age of 98.Oud-olympisch kanovaarder Cees Koch (98) overleden
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* * * 1925 births 2024 deaths Dutch male canoeists Olympic canoeists for the Netherlands Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists from Zaanstad 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-canoe-bio-stub