Willem "Wim" Hesterman (26 November 1897, in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

– 2 December 1971, in

Amstelveen Amstelveen () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 92.353 as of 2022. It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan ar ...

) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to

Philippe Bouvy Philippe Bovy was a Belgian boxer and Olympian. He competed in the 1920 Olympic Summer Games in Antwerp. In the Men's featherweight tournament, he was awarded a bye in the Round of 32, defeated Wim Hesterman in the Round of 16, but was eliminate ...

. He was the younger brother of

Jan Hesterman Jan Hesterman (18 March 1893, Amsterdam – 16 December 1963, Amsterdam) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to William Br ...

and older brother of

Catharina Hesterman Catharina Hesterman (17 September 1902 – 17 July 1982) was a Dutch diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known ...

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1897 births 1971 deaths Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers of the Netherlands Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Boxers from Amsterdam Dutch male boxers {{Netherlands-boxing-bio-stub