Personal information | |
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Full name | Roelof Jan Vermeulen |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Leeuwarden | 26 February 1906
Died | 28 June 1963 Leeuwarden | (aged 57)
Sailing career | |
Class | 6 Metre |
Updated on 18 March 2015 |
Roelof Jan "Roeffie" Vermeulen (26 February 1906 in Leeuwarden - 28 June 1963, Leeuwarden) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Vermeulen, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre Kemphaan, took the 4th place with helmsman Hans Pluijgers and fellow crew members: Hans Fokker, Wim Schouten and Carl Huisken.