Flip Keegstra

Flip Keegstra

Personal information
Full name	Philippus Harco Keegstra
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1914-06-14)14 June 1914 Amsterdam
Died	9 May 1991(1991-05-09) (aged 76) Amsterdam
Class(es)	Swallow; 5.5 Metre
Medal record sailing Competitor for  Netherlands
Updated on 2014-01-04.

Philippus Harco "Flip" Keegstra (June 20, 1914, Amsterdam - May 9, 1991, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay. Keegstra, as crew member on the Dutch Swallow St. Margrite, took the 11th place with helmsman Wim de Vries Lentsch. In 1952 Keegstra returns to the Olympics, Helsinki, in the 5.5 Metre De Ruyter. With Helmsman Wim de Vries Lentsch and fellow crew member Piet Jan van der Giessen they took the 13th place.

Sources

• "Flip Keegstra Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
• "DE KEUZEWEDSTRIJDEN VOOR DE OLYMPISCHE SPELEN." (Evening ed.). Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant. 1946-06-25. Retrieved 2014-01-24. 
• "Bronzen medailles voor Bob Maas en Koos de Jong" (in Dutch) (Dag ed.). Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad. 1948-08-13. Retrieved 2014-01-24. 
• "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948" (PDF). 1951. Retrieved 2014-01-24. 
• "OLYMPISCHE ZEILPLOEG" (Morning ed.). De vrije pers : ochtendbulletin. 1952-06-20. Retrieved 2014-01-26. 
• "The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952" (PDF). 1955. Retrieved 2014-01-26. 

<1936 1948 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1952> Firefly Helmsman: Koos de Jong Star Helmsman: Bob Maas Crew: Eddy Stutterheim Swallow Helmsman: Wim de Vries Lentsch Crew: Flip Keegstra Dragon Helmsman: Kees Jonker Crew: Biem Dudok van Heel Wim van Duyl 6 Metre No Dutch Representation Substitutes All classes: Jan Bier Firefly: Tinus Visser Swallow: C. Vink Dragon: G.P. Nijbakker Officials Chef de Equipe: Ir. Jan Loeff Team size Female: 0 Male: 12 Officials: 1 Total: 13 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 2 Total: 2 Sources "DE KEUZEWEDSTRIJDEN VOOR DE OLYMPISCHE SPELEN." (Evening ed.). Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant. 1946-06-25. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

<1948 1952 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1956> Finn Helmsman: Koos de Jong Star Helmsman: Bob Maas Crew: Eddy Stutterheim Dragon Helmsman: Wim van Duyl Crew: Biem Dudok van Heel Michiel Dudok van Heel 5.5 Metre Helmsman: Wim de Vries Lentsch Crew: Flip Keegstra Piet Jan van der Giessen 6 Metre No Dutch Representation Substitutes All classes: Simon de Wit Jacques Stap 5.5 Metre: F.H. Sweers Officials Chef d'équipe: Simon de Wit Assistent: C.H. Kaars Sypesteyn Team size Female: 0 Male: 12 Officials: 2 Total: 13 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0 Sources "OLYMPISCHE ZEILPLOEG" (Morning ed.). De vrije pers : ochtendbulletin. 1952-06-20. Retrieved 2014-01-26.