Jacob "Jaap" Helder (11 November 1907 in
Paterswolde
Paterswolde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 8 km south of city of Groningen. Paterswolde and Eelde has merged into a single urban area, and are often referred to a ...
– 13 January 1998 in Paterswolde) is a
sailor from the
Netherlands, who represented his country at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
in
Naples. After the 5th race
Gerard Lautenschutz
Gerardus "Gerard" Lautenschutz (27 November 1928 – 11 October 2022) was a Dutch sailor who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples. Lautenschutz, as crew on the Dutch Flying Dutchman ''Daisy'' (H102), took the 5th place ...
, who was crewing on the Dutch
Flying Dutchman ''Daisy'' (H102), needed to go home due to family circumstances. Helder with helmsman
Ben Verhagen
Gijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen (29 September 1926 – 4 January 2020) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples. Verhagen, as helmsman on the Dutch Flying Dutchman ''Daisy'' (H102), too ...
crewed the last three races. The team took 5th place.
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1907 births
1998 deaths
People from Tynaarlo
Dutch male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
Olympic sailors of the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Drenthe
20th-century Dutch people
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