Hermanus Gerardus BROCKMANN

Hermanus Brockmann was a member of Amsterdam's student rowing club Nereus, although he had received his medical degree in 1897. Dr. Brockmann was the coxswain for three Dutch boats at the Paris Olympics, all of which won medals. The coxed pair replaced him after the heats, as he was too heavy (60 kg) compared to the competing French boats, which used young boys. He did compete in the finals of the coxed fours and eights, which took second and third place, respectively.