Records of Mary Kok on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mary Kok and the Kok Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kok Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kok family tree.

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Kok Family Tree Databases

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Kok Forums

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Some Famous People called Mary Kok

Mary Kok

Mary Kok (born in 1940 in Hilversum) is a renowned Dutch swimmer. Between 1954 and 1957 she set ten world records from the young age of 15 to 17 years: *440 yd freestyle*880 yd freestyle*800 m freestyle*1760 yd freestyle*100 yd butterfly*100 m butterfly*400 yd individual medley*400 m individual medley*1 relay

Kok was to swim in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne for the Dutch Olympic Team until the night before she was to depart when the Netherlands boycotted the competition over Russia's invasion of Hungary In 2016 Kok, along with other athletes whose athletic careers were affected by the boycott were honoured by the Hungarian government. Kok said in her speech, she had always felt that her gold medal was at the bottom of the swimming pool in Melbourne, but that the Hungarian people gave her the feeling that the honorary medal was given to her wholeheartedly. In 1960, Kok became first Dutch woman to swim the English Channel

In 1955, she became Dutch Sportsman of the year and in 1980, was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

On 28 December 1962, she married Kees Oudegeest, and later became a swimming coach.

In 2015, Kok was invited by the Dutch Sports Federation to be recognised at their annual Athlete of the Year event. Kok won Athlete of the Year in 1955 at the age of 15 years.

Source: Mary Kok, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Kok

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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