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Hermannus Höfte
Hermannus Höfte (5 August 1884 in Amsterdam – 18 November 1961 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch rower. After a four month training period, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ... 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. References External linksprofile * 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 sportsmen {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The Summer Olympics
Rowing has been part of the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1900 Games. Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather. Only men were allowed to compete until the women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal which gave national federations the incentive to support women's events and catalysed growth in women's rowing. Lightweight rowing events (which have weight-limited crews) were introduced to the games in 1996. Qualifying for the rowing events is under the jurisdiction of the World Rowing Federation. World Rowing predates the modern Olympics and was the first international sport federation to join the modern Olympic movement. Summary Events At the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, the following 14 events were contested for both men and women: Single sculls, Double sculls, Quadruple sculls, lightweight double sculls, Coxless pair, Coxless four, Eight. The lightweight events were first threat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |