Henk Kersken

Henk Kersken
Personal information
Full nameHendrik Kersken
NationalityDutch
Born(1880-01-06)6 January 1880
Bergen op Zoom
Died3 December 1967(1967-12-03) (aged 87)
Harlingen
Sailing career
Class8 Metre
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam 8 Metre
Updated on 2014-01-22

Hendrik "Henk" Kersken (6 January 1880, Bergen op Zoom – 3 December 1967, Harlingen) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Kersken, as crew member on the Dutch 8 Metre Hollandia, took the 2nd place with helmsman Johannes van Hoolwerff and fellow crew members: Lambertus Doedes, Cornelis van Staveren, Gerard de Vries Lentsch and Maarten de Wit.