Jaap Helder

Jacob "Jaap" Helder (11 November 1907 in Paterswolde – 13 January 1998 in Paterswolde) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples. After the 5th race Gerard Lautenschutz, who was crewing on the Dutch Flying Dutchman Daisy (H102), needed to go home due to family circumstances. Helder with helmsman Ben Verhagen crewed the last two races. The team took 5th place.

Sources

• "Jaap Helder Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
• "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. 

<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.