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Henry Koning
Koning during the
2012 Vintage Yachting Games at Lake Como
Personal information
Full nameHenry Arthur Koning
NationalityDutch
Born (1960-06-29) June 29, 1960 (age 64)
Zaandam, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5.6 ft)
Sailing career
ClassFlying Dutchman
Competition record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1988 Pusan Flying Dutchman
Representing  Netherlands Antilles
Vintage Yachting Games
4th 2008 Medemblik Flying Dutchman
4th 2012 Lake Como Flying Dutchman
Updated on 2014-01-31

Henry Arthur Koning (born June 29, 1960, in Zaandam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. With Hans Schelling as crew, Koning took the 15th place in the Flying Dutchman.

Koning represented Bonaire during the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games in Medemblik in the Flying Dutchman with Rob Taal as crew. The team made 4th place. In the 2012 Koning and Taal returned to the Vintage Yachting Games in Lake Como also for Bonaire. They finished again 4th.

Professional life

Koning works as organizational consultant for the community of Purmerend.

Sources

  • "Henry Koning Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  • "De Nederlandse olympische zeilploeg". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1988-09-10. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  • "Nederlandse zeilploeg met lege handen naar huis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1988-09-28. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  • Official Report,Volume 1: Organization and Planning (PDF). Seoul: Olympic Organizing Committee. 1989. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  • Official Report,Volume 2: Competition, Summary and Results (PDF). Seoul: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee. 1989. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  • "Henry Koning". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.