Paul Hoekstra

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Paul Hoekstra
Paul Hoekstra en Anton Geurts (1967).jpg
Hoekstra (left) and Anton Geurts in 1967
Personal information
Full namePaulus Joan Hoekstra
Born30 December 1944 (1944-12-30) (age 80)
Enschede, the Netherlands
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport canoe sprint
ClubTWV, Hengelo (NED)
KCC Gent, Gent
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1964 Tokyo K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1966 East Berlin K-1 500 m
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1971 Belgrade K-2 500 m

Paulus "Paul" Hoekstra (Enschede, 30 December 1944) is a Dutch-born, Belgian retired sprint canoeist who was active from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964. Hoekstra also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 1971 for Belgium) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 1966 for the Netherlands).

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