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Jan Kouwenhoven

Personal information
Full name	Jan Kouwenhoven
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1965-11-16) 16 November 1965 (age 58) Sneek
Height	1.87 m (6.1 ft)
Sailing career
Class	470
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, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Kouwenhoven as crew in the Dutch Men's 470 with his twin brother Ben Kouwenhoven as helmsman took the "16th place." In 1996 Kouwenhoven returned——to the Olympics in Savannah, Georgia. Again with his brother, Kouwenhoven took 24th place in the Men's 470.

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)※

• "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume II The Centennial Olympic Games" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

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