Hans Boudewijn Binkhorst (17 September 1942 – 16 July 2021) was a Dutch sailor who represented his country at the

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. Binkhorst, on the Dutch

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, took the 19th place. Since in

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The Netherlands did

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the Moscow Olympic Games Binkhorst in the Star represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch

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flag . With crew member

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. They took 6th place. The last Olympic appearance of Binkhorst was during the 1984 Olympics again in the Star and this time with crew

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. They took 8th place.

Controversies

1980: Several countries did

the

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, others like France did not go since they found the competition devalued. As result only half of the expected fleet was present during the Olympic regattas. 1982: Just before the start of the 1982

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World Championship in

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Binkhorst took, by legal procedure,

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of five valuable prizes of the Star Class Organisation (ISCYRA). This was the result of a conflict between Binkhorst (and a German boatbuilder) and the ISCYRA about the creation of an unsinkable Star. One outcome was that the team of Binkhorst and

did not start at the Worlds and missed an opportunity to qualify for the Olympics. Binkhorst became European champion Finn in 1971 and 2nd at the World championship Finn in 1975. Both after long periods of not participating because of professional obligations.

Personal life and death

Binkhorst studied Medicine at the

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. Later he worked as Physician, e.g. at the ''Sportmedisch Adviescentrum'', Amersfoort. He died in Breskens on 16 July 2021, at the age of 78.

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