Dick Coster
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 Coster in 1976 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Benedictus Antonius Maria Coster | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5.6 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | Soling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Koninklijke Watersport Vereniging De Kaag | ||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 2014-01-30 | |||||||||||||||
Benedictus Antonius Maria "Dick" Coster (born 19 June 1946 in Leiden) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Since the Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Coster represented his National Olympic Committee at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, USSR under the Dutch NOC flag. With Geert Bakker as helmsman and fellow crew member Steven Bakker, Coster took the 5th place in the Soling. During the 1976 Olympics Coster was substitute for the Dutch Soling team.
Dick Coster also represented The Netherlands during the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games in Medemblik as crew in the Soling with helmsman Steven Bakker and fellow crewmembers Sven Coster and Joost Houweling. The team took silver.
Coster sailed Solo before he picked up Olympic sailing. During the Olympic campaigns (2002–2012) of his sons (Sven Coster and Kalle Coster) Coster worked as their coach.
Professional life
Until his retirement Coster worked in the assurance business.
