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Johan Robert "Joop" Carp (30 January 1897 in Tjomal,
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– 25 March 1962 in
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) was a
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'' ...
from the
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, who represented his native country at the
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in
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,
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. With crew Bernard Carp and Petrus Wernink, helming Dutch boat ''Oranje'', Carp took the Gold in the 6.5 Metre. In the 1924 Olympics Carp took part of the competition in the
6 Metre The International Six Metre class is a class of classic racing yachts. Sixes are a '' construction class'', meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International rule. At ...
with the Dutch boat ''Willem Six'' with crew members Anthonij Guépin and Jan Vreede Carp took this time the bronze medal. In the 1936 Olympics Carp returned to the Olympics as helmsman of the Dutch
6 Metre The International Six Metre class is a class of classic racing yachts. Sixes are a '' construction class'', meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International rule. At ...
''De Ruyter'' this time with crew members Ansco Dokkum, Kees Jonker, Herman Looman,
Ernst Moltzer Ernst Octavianus Moltzer (1 May 1910 – 15 November 1941) was a sailor from the Netherlands who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Ernst, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre ''De Ruyter'', took the 8th ...
and finished eighth overall.


Professional life

Joop Carp studied law at the
Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; ) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince of Orange as a Protestantism, Protestant institution, it holds the d ...
. He graduated in 1921. Shortly after that he became vice-president of
Fokker Aircraft Fokker (; ) was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer that operated from 1912 to 1996. The company was founded by the Dutch aviator Anthony Fokker and became famous during World War I for its fighter aircraft. During its most successful period in the 1 ...
. Here he was involved in the development of the first large commercial aircraft. Later Carp became more involved with the exploitation of important inventions like the 'Oertz-rudder', de 'Frigoplate' en de 'Frost-O-Matic Ice Cream Vending Machine'. In 1926 he opened his own office in
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. Later he emigrated to
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
.


Personal life

Carp married, and divorced, Johanna Sybille Hall who was also an Olympic athlete in
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during the Olympic Games of
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
and
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carp, Joop 1897 births 1962 deaths People from Pemalang Regency Leiden University alumni Dutch male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6.5 Metre Sailors at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Dutch emigrants to South Africa Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies 20th-century Dutch sportsmen