Cornelis Wijdekop (31 January 1914 – 8 April 2008), known as "Cor" or "Kees", was a Dutch sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event with his older brother Piet at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1][2][3]

Kees Wijdekop
Personal information
Full nameCornelis Wijdekop
NicknameCor
Born31 January 1914 (1914-01-31)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died8 April 2008 (2008-04-09) (aged 94)
Purmerend, Netherlands
Sport
SportKayaking
EventFolding kayak
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Folding K-2 10000 m

Wijdekop was born in Amsterdam, where he was an instrument maker by profession at Draka Holding. Cor and Piet were members of the canoe club De Plassers. He died in Purmerend.

Personal life

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Cor Wijdekop was married to Maartje Wijdekop-Stokkink. Together they had a daughter, Joke (1942), and a son, Kees (1947). Kees Wijdekop was a pitcher for the Dutch national baseball team at the Baseball World Cup in Havana, Cuba, 1973.

References

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  1. ^ Kees Wijdekop at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cor Wijdekop". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Full name: Cornelis Wijdekop
  3. ^ "Olympiër Kees Wijdekop overleden" [Olympian Kees Wijdekop passed away]. sportgeschiedenis.nl (in Dutch). April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. (English translation)
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