Andries Hoogerwerf

Who was Andries Hoogerwerf?

Andries Hoogerwerf was a Dutch athlete, naturalist, ornithologist and conservationist, who spent much of his working life in the Dutch East Indies and Dutch New Guinea.

Hoogerwerf's athletics career lasted from the early 1920s until 1930, during which period he competed in middle-distance running events. In 1923 Hoogerwerf established his first Dutch national record, completing the 800 m in 1:56.6. In the 1000 m event he improved the Dutch record even three times, starting with 2:40.2 in 1929 and ending in 2:35.2 in 1930. In 1930 he finally also improved the Dutch 1500 m record from 4:10.6 into 4:08.6.

Hoogerwerf competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam as a member of the Dutch 4 x 400 m relay team. The team was eliminated in the qualifications.

In 1927, 1929 and 1930 Andries Hoogerwerf was Dutch 800 m champion. Besides he was also a member of the 4 × 400 m relay team of his club HAV, that captured the Dutch title in 1926, 1927 en 1929.

In 1931 Hoogerwerf moved to Java in the Dutch East Indies, where he worked at the Bogor Botanical Gardens.