Johan Burk
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
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1908 London | Men's coxless four |
Johan Frederik Karel Hendrik Jacob Burk (born 11 May 1887 in Amsterdam – ?) was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
After a four months training period, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the coxless four event. He and the other of the team were a member of “de Amstel” and were trained by J. J. K. Ooms.[2] The team won the bronze medal in the coxless four. In 1914 he moved to Natal, South Africa, but shortly after emigrated to the United States. He served in the US army during World War I and later worked as a clerk and bookkeeper in Brooklyn, New York.
References[]
- ^ "Johan Burk". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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