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Cor Groot

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Cor Groot
Personal information
Full nameCornelis Groot
NationalityDutch
Born(1909-01-21)21 January 1909
Akersloot
Died23 September 1978(1978-09-23) (aged 69)
Haarlem
Height1.79 m (5.9 ft)
Sailing career
ClassDragon
Updated on 2014-01-09

Cornelis "Cor" Groot (21 January 1909, Akersloot – 23 September 1978, Haarlem) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Acapulco. Groot, as helmsman on the Dutch Dragon, took 10th place with crew members Jan Bol and Pieter de Zwart. Groot was also the substitute helmsmen for the 1964 Dutch Dragon.

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