Paulus Hoekstra
Encyclopedia
Paulus "Paul" Hoekstra (born 30 December 1944, Enschede
) was a Dutch
-born, Belgian
sprint canoer
who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo
in 1964
.
Hoekstra also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 1971 for Belgium
) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 1966 for the Netherlands
).
Enschede
Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...
) was a Dutch
Netherlands
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-born, Belgian
Belgium
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sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo
Tokyo
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in 1964
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
.
Hoekstra also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 1971 for Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 1966 for the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
).