Jan Kouwenhoven
Personal information
Full nameJan Kouwenhoven
NationalityDutch
Born (1965-11-16) 16 November 1965 (age 58)
Sneek
Height1.87 m (6.1 ft)
Sailing career
Class470
Competition record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Men's 470
1996 Savannah Men's 470
Updated on 2014-02-01.

Jan Kouwenhoven (born 16 November 1965 in Sneek) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1] who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics[2][3] in Barcelona.[4] Kouwenhoven as crew in the Dutch Men's 470 with his twin brother Ben Kouwenhoven as helmsman took the 16th place.[5] In 1996 Kouwenhoven returned to the Olympics in Savannah, Georgia. Again with his brother, Kouwenhoven took 24th place in the Men's 470.[1]

Professional life

Kouwenhoven holds a Bachelor's degree in Business/Managerial Economics at the Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden. Nowadays Kouwenhoven is account manager for Croon Elektrotechniek (2003 – Present).

Further reading

1992 Olympics (Barcelona)  Spain (ESP)

1996 Olympics (Savannah)  United States (USA)

References

  1. ^ a b "Jan Kouwenhoven Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Twentse surfster redt eer zeilvloot". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 3 April 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ "WAARDIG AFSCHEID VAN ZEILPLOEG". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 April 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona". Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1 June 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Zeilers aan alle kanten voorbijgevarer". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 30 July 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Jan Kouwenhoven CV". linkedin.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.


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