Hein van Suylekom

Summary

Hendrik Christiaan "Hein" van Suylekom (17 March 1904 – 11 December 1982) was a Dutch rower. Together with Carel van Wankum he won three bronze medals at the European championships of 1925–1927.[1] The pair competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final. Twenty years later, aged 44, van Suylekom competed at the 1948 Games in the coxless fours event, but his team was again eliminated in a preliminary round.[2]

Hein van Suylekom
Hein van Suylekom and Carel van Wankum at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born17 March 1904
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died11 December 1982 (aged 78)
Rijswijk, Netherlands
Sport
SportRowing
ClubDDS, Delft
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1925 Prague Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Lucerne Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 1927 Como Coxless pair

References edit

  1. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuermann, Zweier m. Stm.. sport-komplett.de
  2. ^ Hein van Suylekom Archived 17 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com