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. 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 four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on t ...

s event, but his team was again eliminated in a preliminary round.

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1904 births 1982 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rotterdam European Rowing Championships medalists {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub