 Van Bergen and Dusseldorp capsize in the 1928 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 26 March 1903 Heiligerlee, Groningen, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Died | 2 February 1944 (aged 40) Krakolye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 194?–1944 |
| Rank | Rottenführer |
| Battles/wars | |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Tjapko Antoon van Bergen (March 26, 1903 – February 2, 1944) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the men's coxed pair with Cornelis Dusseldorp; their boat capsized in the first round and they did not finish.[1]
Van Bergen became a member of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB), the fascist and later Nazi organization that collaborated with the German occupier during World War II. He joined the SS and attained the rank of Rottenführer; he died near Narva, in Estonia, on the Eastern Front.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "Tjapko van Bergen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Death notice". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 6 May 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Death notice". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 13 May 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "Death notice". Het nationale dagblad. 8 May 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ McCrery, Nigel (2021). The Undying Flame: Olympians Who Perished in the Second World War. Pen and Sword Military. pp. 237–238. ISBN 1526740656.
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