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August Kop

August Kop

Dutch field hockey player

August Johannes Kop (May 5, 1904, in Purmerend – April 30, 1945, in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all four matches as forward.

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He died in the Japanese concentration camp at Pakan Baroe building the Sumatra Railway.[1]

References

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    "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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