Geert Bakker
Geert Alle Bakker (15 January 1921 in Appingedam – 7 August 1993 in Warmond) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With crew Pieter Keijzer and Harald de Vlaming Bakker took the 5th place in the Soling. Since in 1980 The Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Bakker again in the Soling represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch NOC flag. This time with crew Dick Coster and his son Steven Bakker They took again 5th place.
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| Full name | Geert Alle Bakker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1921 Appingedam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 August 1993 (aged 72) Warmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6.4 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Soling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Koninklijke Watersport Vereniging De Kaag | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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From 1976 till 1979 Geert was president of the International Soling Association. After a brain stroke in 1983 he stayed close involved with Soling Sailing however he specialized in judging.
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