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Nationality
  
Dutch

Role
  
Sailor

Name
  
Frans Hin


Club
  
Haarlemsche Jachtclub

Class(es)
  
12' Dinghy

Died
  
March 6, 1968

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Full name
  
Franciscus Fidelio Joseph Hin

Born
  
January 29, 1906 (
1906-01-29
)

Olympic medals
  
Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy

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Franciscus "Frans" Fidelio Joseph Hin (January 29, 1906 Haarlem - March 6, 1968, Haarlem) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium.

During the second race one of the marks was drifting and the race was abandoned. Since the organizers did not have the time to re-sail the race that week the two remaining races were rescheduled for September 3 of that year. Since both contenders were Dutch, the organizers requested the Dutch Olympic Committee to organize the race in The Netherlands.

With his father Cornelis Hin as helmsmen Hin won the last two races race in The Netherlands on the Buiten IJ, in front of Durgerdam near Amsterdam. His brother Johan Hin crewed the first race in Belgium. Hin took the gold over the combined series with the boat Beatrijs III.

Hin became the youngest man to win a gold medal at the 1920 Olympic games aged 14 years 163 days.

References

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