Kees Jonker

Kees Jonker
Personal information
Full nameCornelis Wilhelm Jonker
Nickname"Kees"
NationalityDutch
Born(1909-03-29)29 March 1909
Amsterdam
Died28 February 1987(1987-02-28) (aged 77)
Steinach am Brenner
Sailing career
Class(es)6 Metre; Dragon
Updated on 2014-01-04

Cornelis Wilhelm "Kees" Jonker (29 March 1909 in Amsterdam – 2 February 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.