Hermanus Brockmann

Hermanus Gerardus (Herman) Brockmann (born June 14, 1871 in Amsterdam , † January 18, 1936 in The Hague ) was a Dutch rower. In 1900 he took part in the Olympic Games in Paris and won gold, silver and bronze medals.

Life

Brockmann, who was a member of the Amsterdam student rowing club ASR Nereus, took part in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris . There were three different competition disciplines as a helmsman : two with a helmsman , four with a helmsman and eight with a helmsman .

In the two-man competitions with helmsman he was the helmsman of François Brandt and Roelof Klein. This team won the gold medal, but in the final Brockmann was replaced because of his weight by an unknown French boy (between 7 and 12 years old) who is considered the youngest participant in the Olympic Games. That is why the performance was not attributed to the Netherlands, but placed among the mixed teams . Since Brockmann was in the semifinals, the IOC sees him as a gold medalist.

François Brandt, Roelof Klein (two +) with unknown French boy (Summer Olympics 1900)

The four with helmsman was a controversial competition in which the Dutch team finished second in a time of 7 minutes and 3 seconds. Contrary to the regulations, the French jury managed to get two non-qualified French boats into the final. In protest against this decision, German, Belgian and Dutch boats no longer took part. In response to pressure from international members, the French jury decided to hold a second final.

The eighth (with helmsman) won a bronze medal in Paris. In the first series, the Dutch team won the competition convincingly and qualified for the final. In the final, they took third place with a time of 6 minutes and 23 seconds. Trainer / Coach Dr. Meurer was of the opinion that this was due to the heavy weight of the helmsman (60 kg) of the Dutch boat, the boats of the French team had lighter children than helmsmen in the team, as the rules for helmsmen were not clear.

Brockmann was buried in the Oud Eik en Duinen cemetery in The Hague.

literature

T. Bijkerk: Olympic Oranje De Vrieseborch . (2004) ISBN 90 6076 522 2 (nl)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hermanus Brockmann Olympic medals and stats. September 29, 2007, archived from the original on September 29, 2007 ; accessed on May 4, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Hermanus Brockmann Bio, Stats, and Results. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019 ; accessed on May 4, 2019 .