Heinrich "Hens" Gerardus Dekkers (May 6, 1915 – November 19, 1966) was a Dutch

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who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

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, Germany. He was born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

and died in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

. He was the older brother of

Tin Dekkers Gerardus Cornelis "Tin" Dekkers (September 18, 1916 – October 8, 2005) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Rotterdam and was the younger brother of Hens Dekkers. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quart ...

. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist

Michael Murach Michael Murach (1 February 1911 – 16 August 1941) was a German amateur welterweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the 1936 Olympics, losing in the final to Sten Suvio. Murach won a European title in 1937 and five national titles in 1935 and ...

1936 Olympic results

Below is the record of Hens Dekkers, a Dutch welterweight boxer who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated Gaspard Deridder (Belgium) on points * Quarterfinal: lost to Michael Murach (Germany) on points

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* 1915 births 1966 deaths Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for the Netherlands Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Boxers from Rotterdam Dutch male boxers Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Netherlands-boxing-bio-stub