Hermannus Höfte (5 August 1884 in

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– 18 November 1961 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch

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. After a four months training period, he competed in the

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in the coxless four event. He and the other of the team were a member of “de Amstel” and trained by Ooms. He was the bowman of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.

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1884 births 1961 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for 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 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub