Nina Hoekman
Soviet and Dutch draughts player
About Nina Hoekman
Lived 1964 – 2014 (aged 49). Nina Hoekman was a Ukrainian, Dutch and Russian draughts player and draughts.
Nina Hoekman (8 August 1964 – 26 June 2014) was a Ukrainian-Dutch draughts player and coach. At the 2012 World Mind Sports Games she received a silver medal.
Career Born Nina Georgijivna Jankovska in Kyiv, Hoekman moved to the Netherlands in 1995, and later married Dutch draughts player Henk Hoekman. She became Dutch draughts champion 11 times, winning her last title in March 2014 when she was in a wheelchair and not able to move the pieces herself because of her illness.
Death She died of breast cancer in Zutphen, aged 49.
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Who was Nina Hoekman?
Soviet and Dutch draughts player
When was Nina Hoekman born?
Nina Hoekman was born on 8 August 1964 in Kyiv.
When did Nina Hoekman die?
Nina Hoekman died on 26 June 2014 in Zutphen.
What was Nina Hoekman's occupation?
Nina Hoekman was a draughts player and draughts.
What nationality was Nina Hoekman?
Nina Hoekman was Ukrainian, Dutch and Russian.
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