Haas Visser 't Hooft

Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team competition

Hendrik Philip "Haas" Visser 't Hooft (20 September 1905 in Haarlem – 28 July 1977 in Velp) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all four matches as forward.

Alongside his athletic career, Visser ’t Hooft later became a physician in Velp, Netherlands. He was also the brother of prominent theologian Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft, who served as the first Secretary General of the World Council of Churches from 1948 to 1966.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Haas Visser 't Hooft". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – José Sallés". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Haas Visser 't Hooft", Wikipedia (in German), 29 May 2025, retrieved 29 July 2025


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