Cees Koch (discus thrower)
 Koch in 1964 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 July 1936 Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Died | 14 September 2021 (aged 85) Heemstede, Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Discus throw | |||||||||||
| Club | Pro Patria, Rotterdam | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Cornelis "Cees" Koch (16 July 1936 – 14 September 2021) was a Dutch discus thrower and shot putter. As a discus thrower, he competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in 22nd and 17th place, respectively.[1]
With a throw of 55.96m, he won a
Vladimir Trusenyev
(57.11m). In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Koch collected sixteen Dutch titles altogether, seven in shot put and nine in discus throw.
References
Sources
- Cees Koch's obituary (in Dutch)
External links
- Werpen Mannen. Periode 1945–1972. atletiekhistorici.nl
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