Johan Frederik Karel Hendrik Jacob Burk (born 11 May 1887 in Amsterdam – ?), later known as John Burk, was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
After a four month training period, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the coxless four event. He and the other of the team were a member of “de Amstel” and were trained by J. J. K. Ooms.[2] The team won the bronze medal in the coxless four.
In 1910, he married Anna Helena Albertiene Schuitema in Amsterdam. In 1914, he moved to Natal, South Africa, but shortly after immigrated to the United States. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and later worked as a clerk and bookkeeper in Brooklyn, New York. His wife died in Florida in 1957.[3]
References
- ^ "Johan Burk". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Het nieuws van den dag : Kleine courant". Het Nieuws van den Dag : Kleine Courant. 18 July 1908.
- ^ "Obituaries". Tampa Bay Times. 23 May 1957. p. 56. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
External links
- Johan Burk at databaseOlympics.com Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Johan Burk at Sports-Reference
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