Bart Verschoor

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Bart Verschoor
Personal information
Full nameBartolomeus Verschoor
NationalityDutch
Born (1965-05-17) 17 May 1965 (age 58)
Loenersloot
Height1.78 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class Division II
Updated on 26 February 2014.

Bartolomeus "Bart" Verschoor (born 17 May 1965, in Loenersloot) is a sailor from the Netherlands, [1] who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. [2] Verschoor took the 4th place in the Division II. [3]

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Professional life

Verschoor is a selfmade man who, after his Olympic career, started building home and boat related products from sustainable materials. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bart Verschoor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. "De Nederlandse olympische zeilploeg". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 September 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. "Nederlandse zeilploeg met lege handen naar huis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 28 September 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. "Bart verschoor". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.