Jan Kouwenhoven

Jan Kouwenhoven
Personal information
Full name Jan Kouwenhoven
Nationality Dutch
Born November 16, 1965
Sneek
Height 1.87 m (6.1 ft)
Class(es) 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[6]

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. 1.0 1.1 "Jan Kouwenhoven Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. 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.