Johan Robert "Joop" Carp (30 January 1897 in
Tjomal,
Dutch East Indies – 25 March 1962 in
Johannesburg
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) was a
sailor
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The profession of the s ...
from the
Netherlands
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, who represented his native country at the
1920 Summer Olympics in
Ostend
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,
Belgium
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. With crew
Bernard Carp
Bernard "Berend" Carp (17 April 1901, Sragi, Lampung, Dutch East Indies – 22 July 1966, Hout Bay, South Africa) was an Olympic sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium. Wit ...
and
Petrus Wernink, helming Dutch boat ''Oranje'', Carp took the Gold in the
6.5 Metre. In the
1924 Olympics Carp took part of the competition in the
6 Metre
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with the Dutch boat ''Willem Six'' with crew members
Anthonij Guépin and
Jan Vreede
Jan Johannes Anthony Arnoldus Vreede (19 January 1900 Zaandam – 17 February 1989, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. With helmsman Joop Carp
Johan ...
Carp took this time the bronze medal. In the
1936 Olympics 1936 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1936 Winter Olympics, which were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
*The 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Berlin, Germany
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