Ansco Jan Heeble Dokkum (9 May 1904,

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– 30 December 1985,

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) was a

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from the

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, who represented his native country as at the

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. Dokkum, as crew member on the Dutch

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''De Ruyter'', took the 8th place with helmsman

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and fellow crew members:

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 ...

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and

Herman Looman Herman Carel Looman (8 November 1907 – December 1989) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Looman, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre ''De Ruyter'', took the 8th pl ...

. Before his sailing career, Ansco Dokkkum rowed for the Netherlands during the

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. In the

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, he took 6th place with his team mates Simon Bon, Egbertus Waller and Paul Maasland. Ansco Dokkum was chef d' mission of the Dutch team for 1968 Summer Olympics.

References

* * * * 1904 births 1985 deaths Dutch male rowers Dutch male sailors (sport) Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Sportspeople from Sneek Dutch referees and umpires 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub