Jan Kouwenhoven

Jan Kouwenhoven

Personal information
Full name	Jan Kouwenhoven
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1965-11-16) November 16, 1965 Sneek
Height	1.87 m (6.1 ft)
Class(es)	470
Competition record Competitor for  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^[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)

• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume I The Challenge: From the idea to the nomination" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume II The Means: Objectives, resources and venues" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume III The Organisation: The preparation of the Games" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume IV The Games: Sixteen days in summer" (PDF). Barcelona. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume V The Results" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 

1996 Olympics (Savannah)  United States (USA)

• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume I Planning and Organization" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume II The Centennial Olympic Games" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 

References

<1988 1992 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1996> Lechner A-390 Female Surfer: Dorien de Vries Lechner A-390 Male Surfer: Stephan van den Berg Europe Female Helmsman: Martine van Leeuwen Finn No Dutch Representation 470 Female No Dutch Representation 470 Male Helmsman: Ben Kouwenhoven Crew: Jan Kouwenhoven Flying Dutchman Helmsman: Willem Potma Crew: Gerhard Potma Tornado Helmsman: Ron van Teylingen Crew: Paul Manuel Star Helmsman: Mark Neeleman Crew: Jos Schrier Soling Helmsman: Roy Heiner Crew: Peter Burggraaff Han Bergsma Substitutes Unknown Officials Chef d' équipe: Nick de Jong Coach: Jeroen Pels Equipment: Henk Tebbertman Team size Female: 2 Male: 12 Officials: 3 Total: 16 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 1 Total: 1 Sources "Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona". Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1992-06-01. Retrieved 2014-02-01.  "Assenaar klusjesman Olympische zeilploeg Op weg naar Barcelona". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 1992-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

<1992 1996 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 2000> Mistral One Design Female Surfer: Dorien de Vries Mistral One Design Male Surfer: Martijn van Geemen Europe Female Helmsman: Margriet Matthijsse Laser Helmsman: Serge Kats Finn Helmsman: Roy Heiner 470 Female No Dutch Representation 470 Male Helmsman: Ben Kouwenhoven Crew: Jan Kouwenhoven Tornado Helmsman: Ron van Teylingen Crew: Herbert Dercksen Star No Dutch Representation Soling Helmsman: Willem Potma Crew: Frank Hettinga Gerhard Potma Substitutes Unknown Officials Unknown Team size Female: 2 Male: 10 Officials: 0 Total: 12 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 1 03 !: 1 Total: 2 Reference To be looked up