August Johannes Kop (May 5, 1904, in

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– April 30, 1945, in

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) was a Dutch

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player who competed in the

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. He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all four matches as forward. He died in the Japanese concentration camp at Pakan Baroe building the

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August Kop at databaseOlympics.com
1904 births 1945 deaths Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Purmerend Field hockey players from North Holland Dutch people who died in prison custody Prisoners who died in Japanese detention Dutch people imprisoned in Japan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Dutch military personnel killed in World War II Dutch prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Japan 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub