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Henrik Blakskjær
Henrik Blakskjær (born 1971) is a Danish sailor, crew member with Jesper Bank and Thomas Jacobsen in the Soling that won Olympic gold 4-3 over Germany at Sydney 2000; distinct from Henryk Blaszka and Rasmus Blakskjær.
Henrik Nilsson
Henrik Nilsson (Hans Henrik Nilsson, born 1976, Nyköping) is a Swedish sprint kayaker; with Markus Oscarsson he won K-2 1000 m Olympic gold at Athens 2004 and silver at Sydney 2000, plus world titles in 2002 and 2003.
Henrik Østervold
Henrik Østervold (Henrik Olsen Østervold, 1878–1957), Norwegian sailor and ship-owner from Austevoll; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12-metre (1907) class as owner-helmsman of Atlanta, sailing with three brothers.
Henry Bucknall
Henry Cresswell "Togo" Bucknall (1885–1962), British rower; stroked Oxford's Boat Race crews 1905–06 and won gold in the men's eights for Leander Club at the 1908 London Olympics.
Henry Downes
Henry Downes (John Henry Downes, 1870–1943), Scottish sailor and electrical engineer; mate on Hera, gold medalist in the 12-metre class at the 1908 London Olympics, brother of Arthur Downes.
Henry Sutton
Henry Cecil Sutton (1868–1936), English sailor and Royal Yacht Squadron member, won Olympic gold in the 8 metre class at London 1908 aboard Cobweb, the yacht of his brother-in-law Blair Cochrane.
Henry Wells
Henry Bensley Wells (1891-1967), British rowing coxswain; coxed Leander Club's gold-medal eight at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and Oxford's Boat Race crews 1911-1914; later a County Court judge and MBE recipient.
Herb Morris
Herb Morris (Herbert Roger Morris, 1915-2009), American rower and University of Washington bow-seat oarsman who won gold in the men's eights at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; later a mechanical engineer at Manson Construction.
Herbert Adamski
Herbert Adamski (Herbert Felix Otto Adamski), German rower, 1910-1941; Olympic gold in coxed pairs at 1936 Berlin with Gerhard Gustmann and cox Dieter Arend; killed in action at Soltsy, USSR, in 1941.
Herbert Heinrich
Herbert Heinrich (Johannes Herbert Walter Heinrich, 1899–1975), German freestyle swimmer of SV Poseidon Leipzig; 1926 and 1927 European 4x200 m relay champion, 1927 world record 9:49.6, 12 national titles, competed only at Amsterdam 1928.
Herbert Higgins
Herbert Higgins (John Herbert Higgins, 1916-2004), American breaststroke swimmer and coach; fourth in 200 m breaststroke at 1936 Berlin Olympics; first breaststroke world record set entirely with butterfly arm recovery; longtime US Naval Academy head swim coach.
Herbert Klein
Herbert Klein (1923–2001), West German breaststroke swimmer; 1952 Helsinki Olympic bronze in the 200 m breaststroke (2:35.9), 1950 European champion, world record holder in the 100 m (1:05.8) and 200 m (2:27.3) breaststroke; disqualified at Melbourne 1956.
Herbert Nitsch
Herbert Nitsch, Austrian freediver nicknamed The Deepest Man on Earth; set 33 world records, the certified 214 m no-limit dive (2007) and the 253 m Santorini dive (2012) that caused severe decompression sickness.
Herman Nyberg
Herman Andreas Nyberg (1880-1968), Swedish sailor from GKSS Gothenburg; won gold in the 10-metre class aboard yacht Kitty at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Sweden's first sailing gold. Distinct from the 1912 shooter Herman Nyberg.
Herman Whiton
Herman Frasch "Swede" Whiton (1904–1967), American sailor and oil executive, won Olympic 6 Metre gold in 1948 and 1952 aboard Llanoria with different crews, after the 1924 6 Meter World Championship.
Hermann Barrelet
Hermann Barrelet (Hermann Joseph Barrelet de Ricou), French rower, 1879–1964; won the men's single sculls at the 1900 Paris Olympics in 7:35.6, his only Games, after protesting St George Ashe's inclusion in the final.
Hermann Heibel
Hermann Heibel (Hermann Hans Heibel, 1912–1941), German freestyle swimmer of Bremischer Schwimmverband Bremen; 10th in the 1936 Olympic 100 m freestyle, fifth in the 4×200 m relay, and 1938 world record holder in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.
Hermann Pentz
Hermann Pentz, German backstroke swimmer for Neptun Hannover; set the 400 m backstroke long course world record, 5:59.2 min, 11 October 1913 in Magdeburg, and a 200 m backstroke world record 2:50.6 in 1911.
Hermann Wilker
Hermann Wilker (1874–1941), German rower of Ludwigshafener RV; Olympic bronze in coxed fours 1900 Paris and gold 1912 Stockholm; five-time German coxless pair champion with Otto Fickeisen; author of Das Rudern.
Hermanus Brockmann
Hermanus Gerardus Brockmann (1871–1936), Dutch physician and rowing coxswain of club Nereus, won gold, silver, and bronze at Paris 1900 steering Minerva Amsterdam boats, but was replaced in the coxed pairs final by an unknown French boy.
Hermijntje Drenth
Hermijntje Drenth (Hermine Catherine Drenth), Dutch rower born 1994 in Arnhem, R.S.V.U. Okeanos and TeamNL; Olympic gold 2024 and world champion 2023 in the women's coxless four, also healthcare project manager at partzorg.
Hetty Balkenende
Hetty Balkenende, Dutch swimmer and synchronized swimmer of the 1950s-1960s; 1954 European silver in the 4x100 m freestyle relay, 1955 medley relay European record, and 1960 national duet champion with Nienke te Riet of club ZAR Amsterdam; distinct from Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.
Hideko Maehata
Hideko Maehata, later Hideko Hyodo (1914–1995), was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer who took 200 m breaststroke silver at the 1932 Olympics and gold at Berlin 1936, becoming Japan's first female Olympic champion.
High 5 Surfschool
High 5 Surfschool (Surfschool High5) is a surf and IKO-listed kitesurf school at Paal 6, Julianadorp aan Zee, Netherlands, open April to October, max 8 students per instructor; distinct from High 5 Surf of Milwaukee.
High diving
High diving: acrobatic dives from 20 m (women) or 27 m (men) platforms or cliffs, feet-first entry, governed by World Aquatics; a World Championships discipline since 2013, not yet Olympic.
Hilda James
Hilda James (Hilda Marjorie James-McAllister, 1904-1982), "The English Comet", British swimmer; 1920 Antwerp relay silver, world freestyle records 220y-440y, introduced six-beat crawl to England, ISHOF 2016.
Hilde Schrader
Hilde Schrader (Hildegard Emma Schrader, 1910–1966) was a German breaststroke swimmer who won the 200 m breaststroke at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and held world records.
Hinkelien Schreuder
Hinkelien Schreuder, Dutch swimmer born 1984 in Goor, Olympic 4x100 m freestyle relay gold (Beijing 2008) and silver (London 2012), short course 100 m medley world record holder 57.74, later chair of the Dutch Dopingautoriteit.
Hirohama Surfing School
Hirohama Surfing School is a beginner-rated beach break surf spot at Hirohama Beach, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan (35.3035, 139.5526). A-frame waves; best January, February, and October; summer waves 0.5–1.2 m; hazards include rip currents and crowds.
Hironoshin Furuhashi
Hironoshin Furuhashi (古橋廣之進, 1928–2009), the "Flying Fish of Fujiyama", Japanese freestyle swimmer who set 33 world records 1947–1950, was barred from the 1948 Olympics, and later led the Japanese Olympic Committee 1990–1999.