Cornelis "Cees" Koch (16 July 1936 – 14 September 2021) was a Dutch discus thrower and

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ter. As a discus thrower, he competed at the 1960 and

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and finished in 22nd and 17th place, respectively. With a throw of 55.96m, he won a silver medal at the 1962 European Championships in

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, behind

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's Vladimir Trusenyev (57.11m). In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Koch collected sixteen Dutch titles altogether, seven in shot put and nine in discus throw. Koch finished second behind Elfranco Malan in the discus throw event at the British 1961 AAA Championships.

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Cees Koch's obituary

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atletiekhistorici.nl 1936 births 2021 deaths Dutch male discus throwers Dutch male shot putters Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes from Rotterdam European Athletics Championships medalists 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub