Johannes van Hoolwerff

Johannes Cornelis van Hoolwerff was a Dutch sailor associated with the Netherlands' Olympic sailing team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He was born in Hoorn on 13 April 1878 and died in Heemstede on 2 August 1962. At the Amsterdam Games, van Hoolwerff served as helmsman of the Dutch 8 Metre yacht Hollandia. Sailing with Lambertus Doedes, Henk Kersken, Cornelis van Staveren, Gerard de Vries Lentsch and Maarten de Wit, he finished second in the event and received the silver medal for the Netherlands. The result placed him within a successful generation of Dutch sailors competing in the home Olympics, when sailing formed an important part of the country's sporting representation. The available reference material identifies him primarily through this Olympic appearance and does not establish a commercial brand, company, product line, or independent business associated with his name. Accordingly, this entry is best understood as a biographical record rather than a conventional brand profile.

Johannes Cornelis van Hoolwerff was born in Hoorn, Netherlands, on 13 April 1878. The available biographical sources record him as a Dutch sailor, but provide limited information about his early life, occupation, training, and participation in sailing before the 1928 Olympic Games. His documented historical importance rests chiefly on his role in the Dutch 8 Metre sailing team at the Amsterdam Olympics. The 1928 Summer Olympics were held in the Netherlands, and van Hoolwerff competed for the host nation in the 8 Metre class. He was the helmsman of the yacht Hollandia, working with a crew that included Lambertus Doedes, Henk Kersken, Cornelis van Staveren, Gerard de Vries Lentsch and Maarten de Wit. The team completed the competition in second place, earning a silver medal. Contemporary reporting and the official Olympic report identify the event as part of the sailing program at the Ninth Olympiad. His result contributed to the Netherlands' medal record at its home Games and remains the principal achievement associated with his name. The 8 Metre class was a crewed keelboat competition requiring coordinated handling, tactical judgment and boat-speed management. As helmsman, van Hoolwerff occupied the position responsible for steering and directing the yacht during racing, although the medal was awarded to the crew collectively. The available sources do not provide enough detail to reconstruct each race, the yacht's ownership, van Hoolwerff's earlier competition record, or his later sailing activities. Van Hoolwerff died in Heemstede on 2 August 1962, aged 84. No evidence in the supplied sources indicates that he founded or owned a brand, company, or product business. His inclusion in a brand encyclopedia therefore reflects the authoritative subject identifier supplied for this record rather than a claim that he was a commercial brand. Further research would be required to establish additional biographical details, professional affiliations, family information, or a fuller competitive career.

• 1962

  Death in Heemstede

  [1]Johannes van Hoolwerffen.wikipedia.org

  Van Hoolwerff died on 2 August 1962 in Heemstede, Netherlands.

• 1928

  Silver medal at the Amsterdam Olympics

  [1]Johannes van Hoolwerffen.wikipedia.org

  Van Hoolwerff served as helmsman of the Dutch 8 Metre yacht Hollandia and finished second with Lambertus Doedes, Henk Kersken, Cornelis van Staveren, Gerard de Vries Lentsch and Maarten de Wit.

• 1878

  Birth in Hoorn

  [1]Johannes van Hoolwerffen.wikipedia.org

  Johannes Cornelis van Hoolwerff was born on 13 April 1878 in Hoorn, Netherlands.

1. 1Johannes van Hoolwerffen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Johannes van Hoolwerff Bio, Stats, and Resultssports-reference.com
3. 3The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928: Official Reportdigital.la84.org