Kees Jonker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kees Jonker

Olympic sailor

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1909

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1987

Profession: sailor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Cornelis Wilhelm "Kees" Jonker (March 29, 1909 in Amsterdam – February 2, 1987 in Steinach am Brenner) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel.
Jonker, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre De Ruyter, took the 8th place with helmsman Joop Carp and fellow crew members Ansco Dokkum, Ernst Moltzer, and Herman Looman.
During the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay, Jonker helmed the Dragon Joy, with crew members Biem Dudok van Heel and Wim van Duyl, to an 8th place.