Information about pigeon fancier Koopman Cornelis & Gerard

(17/11/2011) Jewels of the Sky - November II: movies Koopman pigeons

The Jewels of the Sky auction, including a.o. twelve Koopman pigeons, ends this weekend. C&G Koopman decided to have a movie made on each of their 12 pigeons...

(09/06/2011) Gerard Koopman (Ermerveen – NL) makes the difference with 1st-2nd-7th-10th NPO Pommeroeul

Perhaps a race of less name – with a strong north easterly wind and high temperatures the NPO Pommeroeul (333 km) was suddenly promoted to a serious trial of strength in North-East Holland. For the personnel of Team Koopman the opportunity to show that everything was right with the form …

(08/06/2011) Look at the week the Netherlands 4-5 June 2011

After an NPO-weekend full of high speeds, the pigeons in the first June races had to work hard with a strong headwind … Murderous for the first National overnight race of the year. It’s not surprising – various top pigeons struck!

(24/06/2010) ‘Cornelis van C. & G. Koopman - Ermerveen 1e Internationaal Limoges Noordelijke Unie

‘Winnen went nooit!’ Dat geldt ook voor het internationaal vermaarde kampioenenhok C. & G. Koopman uit het Drentse Ermerveen. Op zaterdag 5 juni j.l. boekten zij hun 22e Nationale of NPO zege op de meerdaagse fondvlucht vanaf het Franse Limoges.

(25/01/2010) Cornelis Koopman - Nieuw-Amsterdam (NL) 80 jaar duivenliefhebber in hart en nieren (2007)

Cornelis Koopman uit het Drentse Nieuw Amsterdam, wie kent hem niet! Een naam die in de mondiale duivensport niet meer is weg te denken. Overal ter wereld wordt met ontzag gesproken over de fenomenale prestaties van de Koopman duiven.

(14/01/2010) 'Koopman-colony’ overwhelmed by loss … Father Cornelis Koopman has passed away

Cornelis passed away at home on Monday the 11th of January around 5 o’clock in the morning.

(10/01/2010) C. & G. Koopman - Ermerveen (NL) Trilogy (part 1) The making of … a world pedigree

Legendary, magnificent, sensational … superlatives fall short when Gerard Koopman presents the long lists of successes from the last thirty (!) years.

(27/06/2009) C&G Koopman - Ermerveen (NL) - Manage new ‘stunt’ with 1st, 2nd and 3rd NPO Blois 3.079 pigeons

Just over 5 years ago the national short middle distance race from Le Mans attracted all the media attention in the Netherlands, with in the region of 120.000 basketted pigeons… actually one of the biggest competitions ever organised worldwide. It was superman Kees Bosua who signed for 1 and 2 nationally just ahead of Cornelis and Gerard Koopman who laid seizure to place 3…

(08/10/2008) Koopman C. & G. slaan opnieuw toe!

 

(08/10/2008) Koopman C. & G., "Astonishingly good performances!"

(28/03/2008) Koopman Gerard - Vandenheede Freddy, "Freddy & The 'De Rauw-Sablon strain', 2 x at the basis of Koopman’s glory! (2007)"

(28/03/2008) Koopman Gerard - Vandenheede Freddy, "Freddy & Het 'De Rauw-Sablon ras', 2 x aan de basis van Koopman’s roem! (2007)"

(28/03/2008) Koopman Gerard, "1st NPO Chantilly Section 10 (Division South)"

(28/03/2008) Koopman Cornelis & Gerard uit Ermerveen, "Ook in 2007 weer verbazingwekkend goede presaties!"

C. & G. Koopman

(28/03/2008) Koopman Gerard, "Goede duiven, men denkt en praat er te gemakkelijk over"

(28/03/2008) Koopman Cornelis, "80 jaar duivenliefhebber in hart en nieren (2007)"

(28/03/2008) Koopman Gerard, "Good pigeons are too easily thought and talked about"