Bernardus Hermanus Croon (11 May 1886, in Amsterdam – 30 January 1960, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

. After a four month training period, he competed in the

in the coxless four event. He and the other of the team were a member of "de Amstel" and were trained by Ooms. He was the strokeman of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.

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* 1886 births 1960 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Rowers from Amsterdam Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 19th-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub