Jaap Helder

Jaap Helder

Personal information
Full name	Jacob Helder
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1907-11-24)November 24, 1907 Paterswolde
Died	January 13, 1998(1998-01-13) (aged 90) Paterswolde
Height	1.78 m (5.8 ft)
Class(es)	Flying Dutchman
Medal record sailing Competitor for  Netherlands
Updated on 2014-01-08.

Jacob "Jaap" Helder (November 11, 1907 in Paterswolde – January 13, 1998 in Paterswolde) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples. After the 5th race Gerard Lautenschutz, who was crewing on the Dutch Flying Dutchman Daisy (H102), needed to go home due to family circumstances. Helder with helmsman Ben Verhagen crewed the last two races. The team took 5th place.

Sources

• "Jaap Helder Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
• "NEDERLANDS OLYMPISCHE EQUIPE" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd De Maasbode. 1960-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "Sleeswijk toch naar O.S." (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "Weer een goede race van Verhagen Jaap Helder ook aan bod?" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-09-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One" (PDF). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-27. 
• "The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (a)" (PDF). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-27. 
• "The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (b)" (PDF). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 

<1956 1960 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1964> Finn Helmsman: Hans Sleeswijk Flying Dutchman Helmsman: Ben Verhagen Crew: Gerard Lautenschutz (Active in races 1-5) Star No Dutch Representation Dragon Helmsman: Wim van Duyl Crew: Biem Dudok van Heel Jacq van den Berg 5.5 Metre No Dutch Representation Substitutes Finn: H. Lesage Flying Dutchman: Jaap Helder (Active in races 6-7) J.G. van Meggelen Officials Chef d'équipe: Simon de Wit Team size Female: 0 Male: 7 Officials: 0 Total: 7 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0 Sources "NEDERLANDS OLYMPISCHE EQUIPE" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd De Maasbode. 1960-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "Sleeswijk toch naar O.S." (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "SIMON DE WIT (1912 - 1976)" (in Dutch). Zeehelden.nl. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "Weer een goede race van Verhagen Jaap Helder ook aan bod?" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-09-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.