Jacq van den Berg

Personal information

Full name

Jacob Ralph van den Berg

Nationality

Dutch

Born

December 19, 1916
Birmingham

Height

1.80 m (5.9 ft)

Sailing career

Class(es)

Dragon

Medal record

sailing
Competitor for Netherlands

Updated on 2014-01-08.

Jacob Ralph "Jacq" van den Berg (December 19, 1916, Birmingham) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples. Van den Berg, as crew on the Dutch Dragon took the 13th place with helmsman Wim van Duyl and fellow crew member Biem Dudok van Heel.

In the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne Van den Berg was the Dragon crew for the Dutch Olympic team. However, after the Soviet invasion in Hungary the Dutch government decided that the Dutch Olympic team would not compete.

Sources

"Jacq van den Berg Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
"Zeilteam voor Melbourne" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tĳd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad. 1956-07-13. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
"Olympische sporters 1956 krijgen alsnog erkenning" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Geschiedenis 24. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
"Wij hadden moeten gaan" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1956-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
"NEDERLANDS OLYMPISCHE EQUIPE" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd De Maasbode. 1960-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
"Sleeswijk toch naar O.S." (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
"Weer een goede race van Verhagen Jaap Helder ook aan bod?" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-09-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
"The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One" (pdf). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
"The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (a)" (pdf). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
"The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (b)" (pdf). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-21.

<1952 1956 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1960>

Finn	Helmsman: Bob Markus

12m² Sharpie	Helmsman: Jacques Kraan Crew: Henk Kraan

Star	No Dutch Representation

Dragon	Helmsman: Wim van Duyl Crew: Eddy Stutterheim Jacq van den Berg

5.5 Metre	No Dutch Representation

Substitutes	All classes: Simon de Wit Finn: Hans Sleeswijk

Officials	Chef d'équipe: Simon de Wit

Team size	Female: 0 Male: 8 Officials: 1 Total: 8

Medals	No participation due to Dutch boycott of the 1956 Games. This boycott was a result of the presence in Hungary of the Soviet Union after the Hungarian Revolution. All team members were reward with a gold medal of the Royal Netherlands Yachting Union in 1956. Olympic recognition was given by the Dutch NOC-NSF 50 years later.

Sources	"Zeilteam voor Melbourne" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tĳd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad. 1956-07-13. Retrieved 2014-01-21. "Olympische sporters 1956 krijgen alsnog erkenning" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Geschiedenis 24. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2014-01-21. "Wij hadden moeten gaan" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1956-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-21.

<1956 1960 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1964>

Finn	Helmsman: Hans Sleeswijk

Flying Dutchman	Helmsman: Ben Verhagen Crew: Gerard Lautenschutz (Active in races 1-5)

Star	No Dutch Representation

Dragon	Helmsman: Wim van Duyl Crew: Biem Dudok van Heel Jacq van den Berg

5.5 Metre	No Dutch Representation

Substitutes	Finn: H. Lesage Flying Dutchman: Jaap Helder (Active in races 6-7) J.G. van Meggelen

Officials	Chef d'équipe: Simon de Wit

Team size	Female: 0 Male: 7 Officials: 0 Total: 7

Medals	01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0

Sources	"NEDERLANDS OLYMPISCHE EQUIPE" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd De Maasbode. 1960-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21. "Sleeswijk toch naar O.S." (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-21. "SIMON DE WIT (1912 - 1976)" (in Dutch). Zeehelden.nl. Retrieved 2014-01-21. "Weer een goede race van Verhagen Jaap Helder ook aan bod?" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-09-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.

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