Johan Burk

Full name: Johan Frederik Karel Hendrik Jacob Burk
Gender: Male
Weight: 179 lbs (81 kg)
Born: May 11, 1887 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Affiliations: De Amstel, Amsterdam (NED)
Country: Netherlands
Sport: Rowing

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Amsterdammer Johan Burk was a member of his home city’s De Amstel rowing club when he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1908. Burk later left the Netherlands to work in railway construction in the South African province of Natal but eventually settled in the USA. After serving in the US Army during World War One he worked for decades as a clerk and bookkeeper in Brooklyn, New York.

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1908 Summer	20	London	Rowing	Men's Coxless Fours	Amstel Amsterdam	NED	3T	Bronze

Men's Coxless Fours

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit
1908 Summer	20	London	Rowing	Amstel Amsterdam	NED	Semi-Finals	Heat Two

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