Joop Carp

Joop Carp

Personal information
Full name	Johan Robert "Joop" Carp
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1897-01-30)January 30, 1897 Tjomal, Dutch East Indies
Died	March 25, 1962(1962-03-25) (aged 65) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Sailing career
Class(es)	6.5 Metre; 6 Metre
Medal record sailing Competitor for  Netherlands Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp 6.5 Metre 1924 Paris 6 Metre
Updated on 2013-12-25.

Johan Robert "Joop" Carp (January 30, 1897, Tjomal, Dutch East Indies - March 25, 1962, Johannesburg) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium. With crew Bernard Carp and Petrus Wernink, helming Dutch boat Oranje, Carp took the Gold in the 6.5 Metre. In the 1924 Olympics Carp took part of the competition in the 6 Metre with the Dutch boat Willem Six with crew members Anthonij Guépin and Jan Vreede Carp took this time the bronze medal. In the 1936 Olympics Carp returned to the Olympics as helmsman of the Dutch 6 Metre De Ruyter this time with crew members Ansco Dokkum, Kees Jonker, Herman Looman, Ernst Moltzer and finished eighth overall.

Professional life

Joop Carp studied law at the Leiden University. He graduated in 1921. Shortly after that he became vice-president of Fokker Aircraft. Here he was involved in the development of the first large commercial aircraft.

Later Carp became more involved with the exploitation of important inventions like the 'Oertz-rudder', de 'Frigoplate' en de 'Frost-O-Matic Ice Cream Vending Machine'. In 1926 he opened his own office in New York City. Later he emigrated to South Africa.

Personal life

Carp married, and divorced, Johanna Sybille Hall who was also an Olympic athlete in Dressage during the Olympic Games of 1960, 1964 and 1968.

Sources

• "Joop Carp Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
• "Antwerp Olympics". Antwerp Olympics. home.scarlet.be/~fhermans. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
• "Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report" (PDF). 1957. Retrieved 2014-01-22. 
• "Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924:rapport official" (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France: Comité Olympique Français. 1924. Retrieved 2014-01-22. 
• "The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume I" (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V. 1936. Retrieved 2014-01-23. 
• "The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume II" (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V. 1936. Retrieved 2014-01-23. 

<1900 1920 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1924> 12' Dinghy Team Hin: Helmsman: Cornelis Hin Crew : Johan Hin Team van de Biesen: Helmsman: Arnoud van der Biesen Crew : Petrus Beukers 18' Dinghy No Dutch Representation 6.5 Metre Helmsman: Joop Carp Crew : Berend Carp Piet Wernink 6 Metre No Dutch Representation 7 Metre No Dutch Representation 8 Metre No Dutch Representation 10 Metre No Dutch Representation 12 Metre No Dutch Representation 30m2 Skerry cruiser No Dutch Representation 40m2 Skerry cruiser No Dutch Representation Substitutes 12' Dinghy: Frans Hin (Active in races 2-3 Team Hin) Officials Unknown Team size Female: 0 Male: 8 Officials: Unknown Total: 8 Medals 01 !: 2 02 !: 1 03 !: 0 Total: 3 Sources "Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report" (PDF). 1957. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

<1920 1924 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1928> French National Monotype Helmsman: Johan Hin 6 Metre Helmsman: Joop Carp Crew: Anthonij Guépin Jan Vreede 8 Metre No Dutch Representation Substitutes No Dutch Representation Officials Unknown Team size Female: 0 Male: 4 Officials: Unknown Total: 4 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 1 Total: 1 Sources "Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924:rapport official" (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France: Comité Olympique Français. 1924. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

<1932 1936 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1948> O-Jolle Helmsman: Daan Kagchelland Star Helmsman: Bob Maas Crew: Willem de Vries Lentsch 6 Metre Helmsman: Joop Carp Crew: Ansco Dokkum Kees Jonker Herman Looman Ernst Moltzer 8 Metre No Dutch Representation Substitutes O-Jolle: Ricus van de Stadt Star: Mej. C. de Visser Henny Scholtz 6 Metre: Th. van Marle F. Pont H. Reinders Folmer Officials Chef d' équipe: Ir. Jan Loeff Representation Royal Netherlands Yacht Racing Union: Ernst Crone Team size Female: 1 Male: 13 Officials: 2 Total: 16 Medals 01 !: 1 02 !: 0 03 !: 1 Total: 2 Sources "ZEILEN DE NEDERLANDSCHE PLOEG VOOR KIEL Definitieve inschrijving" (in Dutch) (Morning ed.). De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad. 1936-07-09. Retrieved 2014-01-23.  "Olympisch festijn neemt een aanvang NEDERLANDSCHE PLOEG STARTKLAAR" (in Dutch) (Morning ed.). De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad. 1936-08-01. Retrieved 2014-01-23.  "Sport in beeld/De revue der sporten jrg 29, 1936, no 51, 20-07-1936" (in Dutch) (51 ed.). Sport in beeld/De revue der sporten. 1936-07-20. Retrieved 2014-01-24.