Jan Wienese
 Wienese in 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Henri Jan Wienese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1942 Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | De Amstel, Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Henri Jan Wienese (born 4 June 1942) is a former Dutch competition rower. He won the gold medal in single sculls at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City,[1] the first gold medal ever for the Netherlands in this event.[2] He also won two European bronze medals in single sculls in 1965 and 1967, as well as a silver at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.[3]
Jan Wienese has one son, Michiel Wienese, who is a two fold World Champion Masters in speedskating (M40 and M45)WWMG2024 Introduction Michiel Wienese Through his sister Jetty Baars-Wienese, a former Dutch tennis champion, Wienese is the great-uncle of French former basketball player, Tony Parker.[4][5]
References
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Wienese". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
- ↑ "Jan Wienese". sport.nl (in Dutch). National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007.
- ↑ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Single scull – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Smeets, Mart (26 September 2015). "Als Tony mist, gaan 'les Bleus' de mist in". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ Verseput, Steven (19 June 2013). "Franse ster met Nederlands bloed". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Jan Wienese at World Rowing
- Henri Jan Wienese at World Rowing
- Henri Jan Wienese at Olympics.com
- Henri Jan Wienese at Olympedia
- Henri Jan Wienese at InterSportStats
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