Fred Imhoff
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Fred Imhoff (Helm) & Simon Korver in 1967. In 1972 this duo represented the Netherlands during the Olympic Games in the Flying Dutchman.
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| Full name | Ferdinand Helmuth Imhoff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 February 1942 The Hague |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6.0 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 2.4 Metre; Flying Dutchman; Yngling; Soling; Dragon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ferdinand "Fred" Helmuth Imhoff (born 15 February 1942 in The Hague) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel, Germany as helmsman in the Flying Dutchman Brave Henderik IV (H-230). With crew Simon Korver they took the 10th place. Imhoff was the substitute for the Dragon during the 1968 Olympics.
During the 1970s Imhoff led the Dutch Yellow Joker Sailing Team. A group of sailors who sailed many Dutch National Classes, like the Solo as well as Flying Dutchman and Yngling. Later Imhoff specialized in keelboat classes in general and belonged to the world top in the Dragon between 1986 and 2006. Imhoff nowadays sails the 2.4 Metre.
During the selection for the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team for the 1976 Olympics a controversy emerged between twelve sailors and the selection committee chaired by André du Pon. This discussion focussed on the role of Frieda Vollebergt who did the communication for the sailing team. As mother of Erik Vollebregt, Sjoerd Vollebregt and Peter Vollebregt – All three candidates for the 1976 Olympic sailing event – she was accused for having a bias towards het children in the communication. In the end Fred Imhoff and Heike Blok lost the lawsuit and were removed from the 1976 selection.
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