Christoffel Hooijkaas (6 January 1861 – 15 October 1926) was a Dutch

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

who competed in the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin ...

Meulan Meulan-en-Yvelines (, before 2010: ''Meulan'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. It hosted part of the Sailing at the 1900 Su ...

, France. With helmsman Henri Smulders and fellow crew Arie van der Velden, Hooijkaas took the silver in the 1st race and the 4th place in the second race of the 3 to 10 ton.

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* * * * 1861 births 1926 deaths Dutch male sailors (sport) Sailors (sport) from Rotterdam Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton Olympic sailors for the Netherlands {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class