Tin Dekkers

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGerardus Cornelis "Tin"•Dekkers
Used nameTin•Dekkers
Born18 September 1916 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (NED)
Died8 October 2005 in Orp-Jauche, Brabant Wallon (BEL)
AffiliationsDe Jager, Den Haag (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Tin Dekkers had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1937 European Championships Middleweight.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Boxing NED Tin Dekkers
Middleweight, Men (Olympic) =5

Olympic family relations

Errata

Date of birth officially recorded 19 September 1916, but his real birth was one day earlier. His father reported it one day too late, and to avoid a fine, he changed the date of birth.