Henk Visser (long jumper)

Henk Visser (23 March 1932 – 13 November 2015) was a long jumper from the Netherlands.

[1] On 17 September 1956, during the international competitions in Bucharest, he jumped 7.98 m, setting a national and European record.

In early 1959 Visser, who then worked as a clerk in a shipping company, left for the United States, where he obtained a study scholarship.

Nevetherless, he had registered 7.97 m in April 1960 in Santa Barbara, California,[4] and was considered a candidate for a medal at the 1960 Olympics.

However, he finished in seventh place with a humble result of 7.66 m.[1] He retired soon after the Games and later ran a sportswear and footwear export business from his home in Santa Barbara.