Huibert Boumeester

Huibert Gerard Boumeester (Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta] 18 October 1900 – Utrecht, 6 December 1959) was a Dutch rower.

In 1920, he competed at the Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp, as a member of the Dutch Men's Eight With Coxswain (8+) rowing team.[1]:230[2] He was the youngest member of the Dutch team.[3] The rowing competitions took place at the Willebroek canal, near Brussels. The course started near the Three Fountains inn in Vilvoorde, and ran to the Marly coking plant in Neder-Over-Heembeek.[1]:223 The Dutch team was eliminated in the first round by the French.[1]:230[3]

He was a member of the DSRV Laga rowing club in Delft.[2] By profession he was an electronics engineer.

References
  1. Mallon B, Bijkerk AT. The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary Volume 7 of History of the Early Olympics. McFarland, 2003. ISBN 9780786440702
  2. Huibert Boumeester. Sports Reference. accessed 18 September 2015 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Netherlands Rowing at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games. (sic) Sports Reference. accessioned 18 September 2015 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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