Bernardus Hermanus Croon (11 May 1886, in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
– 30 January 1960, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...
who competed in the
1908 Summer Olympics.
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 Ooms.
He was the strokeman of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.
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1886 births
1960 deaths
Dutch male rowers
Olympic rowers of the Netherlands
Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Rowers from Amsterdam
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
19th-century Dutch people
20th-century Dutch people
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