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Dutch sailor In this Dutch name, the surname is van Gent, not Gent.

Hendrik Maarten "Henk" van Gent (born 10 May 1951 in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands. A physical education teacher by training, he runs a sailing school in Rotterdam.

When the Netherlands boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, he represented his National Olympic Committee at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, USSR under the Dutch NOC flag. With Jan Willem van den Hondel as crew, he took 4th place in the 470.

Sources

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henk van Gent". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
"Zeilers:, We gaan'" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 16 May 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
"Zeilploeg bleef buiten de medailles" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 30 July 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
"Staartjes: "Het heeft niet meegezeten" Geen medailles voor Nederlandse zeilers" (in Dutch). De waarheid. 31 July 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
"Franse zeilploeg blijft thuis" (in Dutch). Amigoe. 22 May 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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v t e <1976 1980 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1984>
Finn	Helmsman: Mark Neeleman
470	Helmsman: Henk van Gent Crew: Jan Willem van den Hondel
Flying Dutchman	Helmsman: Erik Vollebregt Crew: Sjoerd Vollebregt
Tornado	Helmsman: Willem van Walt Meijer Crew: Govert Brasser
Star	Helmsman: Boudewijn Binkhorst Crew: Kobus Vandenberg
Soling	Helmsman: Geert Bakker Crew: Dick Coster Steven Bakker
Substitutes	Flying Dutchman: Henri van der Aat Star: Kees Douze Soling: Frank de Vos
Officials	Chef de Equipe: Ben Staartjes Coach: Jack van Hellemond Bernard de Roos Equipment: Gert Pauli
Team size	Female: 0 Male: 13 Officials: 3 Total: 19
Medals	: 0 : 0 : 0 Total: 0
Sources	"Zeilers: ,We gaan'". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 16 May 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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