Sports Physician - Athlete 1904

1904

Dutch rower Simon Bon (1904-1987) competed at the 1924 Olympics in Paris with the coxed eights, on the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam with the coxless fours. He graduated from the 'University of Amsterdam' and worked as a general practitioner in Aalsmeer.

1904

Dutchman Ansco Dokkum (1904-1985) rowed with the coxless fours at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam and he was part of the Dutch sailing team in the six meter class at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. He graduated from the 'University of Amsterdam' and after his specialization he became an ENT doctor at the OLV Gasthuis in Amsterdam. At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico he was chef de mission of the Dutch team.

1904

Dutch rower Henk Rijnders (1904-1979) competed with the coxed eights at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. He graduated from the 'University of Amsterdam' and after his specialization as a Surgeon he settled in the Binnengasthuis in Amsterdam. In 1951 he emigrated to the US where he went to work at the Aerospace Medical Association of Alamogordo, New Mexico.