Chris Hooijkaas

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silver Paris 1900 3 to 10 tons (1st race)

Christoffel "Chris" Hooijkaas (born January 6, 1861 in Rotterdam ; † October 15, 1926 there ) was a Dutch sailor .

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Chris Hooijkaas, who sailed for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil- en Roeivereeniging and for De Maas , took part in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris , where he competed in three competitions. In the joint race, he failed to cross the finish line, while in the boat class 3 to 10 tons he twice achieved the top four. As a crew member of the yacht Mascotte , he finished second behind Henri Gilardoni with the Fémur in the first race, and fourth in the second. In addition to Hooijkaas, Arie van der Velden was part of the crew, while the Mascotte was skippered by Henri Smulders .

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