Hans Sleeswijk

Hans Sleeswijk

Personal information
Full name	Hans Sleeswijk
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1935-01-31) January 31, 1935 Amsterdam
Height	1.83 m (6.0 ft)
Class(es)	Finn
Medal record sailing Competitor for  Netherlands
Updated on 2014-01-08.

Hans Sleeswijk (January 31, 1935, Amsterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples in the Finn. Sleeswijk took the 24th place. In the previous Olympics in Melbourne Sleeswijk was the spare sailor for the Dutch Olympic team. However after the Soviet invasion in Hungary the Dutch government decided that the Dutch Olympic team would not compete.

Sources

• "Hans Sleeswijk Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
• "Zeilteam voor Melbourne" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad. 1956-07-13. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "Olympische sporters 1956 krijgen alsnog erkenning" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Geschiedenis 24. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "Wij hadden moeten gaan" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1956-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "NEDERLANDS OLYMPISCHE EQUIPE" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd De Maasbode. 1960-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "Sleeswijk toch naar O.S." (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "Weer een goede race van Verhagen Jaap Helder ook aan bod?" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-09-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One" (PDF). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-27. 
• "The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (a)" (PDF). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-27. 
• "The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (b)" (PDF). 1960. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 

<1952 1956 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1960> Finn Helmsman: Bob Markus 12m2 Sharpie Helmsman: Jacques Kraan Crew: Henk Kraan Star No Dutch Representation Dragon Helmsman: Wim van Duyl Crew: Eddy Stutterheim Jacq van den Berg 5.5 Metre No Dutch Representation Substitutes All classes: Simon de Wit Finn: Hans Sleeswijk Officials Chef d'équipe: Simon de Wit Team size Female: 0 Male: 8 Officials: 1 Total: 8 Medals No participation due to Dutch boycott of the 1956 Games. This boycott was a result of the presence in Hungary of the Soviet Union after the Hungarian Revolution. All team members were reward with a gold medal of the Royal Netherlands Yachting Union in 1956. Olympic recognition was given by the Dutch NOC-NSF 50 years later. Sources "Zeilteam voor Melbourne" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad. 1956-07-13. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "Olympische sporters 1956 krijgen alsnog erkenning" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Geschiedenis 24. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "Wij hadden moeten gaan" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1956-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-21.

<1956 1960 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1964> Finn Helmsman: Hans Sleeswijk Flying Dutchman Helmsman: Ben Verhagen Crew: Gerard Lautenschutz (Active in races 1-5) Star No Dutch Representation Dragon Helmsman: Wim van Duyl Crew: Biem Dudok van Heel Jacq van den Berg 5.5 Metre No Dutch Representation Substitutes Finn: H. Lesage Flying Dutchman: Jaap Helder (Active in races 6-7) J.G. van Meggelen Officials Chef d'équipe: Simon de Wit Team size Female: 0 Male: 7 Officials: 0 Total: 7 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0 Sources "NEDERLANDS OLYMPISCHE EQUIPE" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd De Maasbode. 1960-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "Sleeswijk toch naar O.S." (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "SIMON DE WIT (1912 - 1976)" (in Dutch). Zeehelden.nl. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "Weer een goede race van Verhagen Jaap Helder ook aan bod?" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1960-09-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.