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'''Hendrik Maarten "Henk" van Gent''' (born May 10, 1951 in [[Rotterdam]]) is a [[sailor]] from the [[Netherlands]]. A [[physical education]] teacher by training, he runs a sailing school in [[Rotterdam]].
'''Hendrik Maarten "Henk" van Gent''' (born 10 May 1951 in [[Rotterdam]]) is a [[sailor]] from the [[Netherlands]]. A [[physical education]] teacher by training, he runs a sailing school in [[Rotterdam]].


When the Netherlands [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|boycotted]] the 1980 [[Moscow]] Olympic Games, he represented his National Olympic Committee at the [[Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – 470|1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tallinn]], [[USSR]] under the Dutch [[NOC*NSF|NOC]] flag. With [[Jan Willem van den Hondel]] as crew, he took 4th place in the [[470 (dinghy)|470]].
When the Netherlands [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|boycotted]] the 1980 [[Moscow]] Olympic Games, he represented his National Olympic Committee at the [[Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – 470|1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tallinn]], [[USSR]] under the Dutch [[NOC*NSF|NOC]] flag. With [[Jan Willem van den Hondel]] as crew, he took 4th place in the [[470 (dinghy)|470]].

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Henk van Gent
Personal information
Full nameHendrik Maarten van Gent
NationalityDutch
Born (1951-05-10) 10 May 1951 (age 73)
Rotterdam
Height1.75 m (5.7 ft)
Sailing career
Class470
Updated on 2014-01-09

Hendrik Maarten "Henk" van Gent (born 10 May 1951 in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands. A physical education teacher by training, he runs a sailing school in Rotterdam.

When the Netherlands boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, he represented his National Olympic Committee at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, USSR under the Dutch NOC flag. With Jan Willem van den Hondel as crew, he took 4th place in the 470.


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  • "Zeilploeg bleef buiten de medailles" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 1980-07-30. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Staartjes: „Het heeft niet meegezeten" Geen medailles voor Nederlandse zeilers" (in Dutch). De waarheid. 1980-07-31. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Franse zeilploeg blijft thuis" (in Dutch). Amigoe. 1980-05-22. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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  • "Games of the XXII Olympiad,Volume II: Organisation" (PDF). Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Games of the XXII Olympiad,Volume III: Participants and Results" (PDF). Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. 1981. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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