Henrikus Tromp (19 March 1878 in Tandjoeng Poera,

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– 17 April 1962 in

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) was a Dutch

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who competed in the

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. He legally changed his name to Henrikus Van Hettinga Tromp in 1925. He was part of the Dutch boat '' Minerva Amsterdam'', which won the bronze medal in the eight event.

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1878 births 1962 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing People from Langkat Regency Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub