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Dutch rower (born 1942)

Jan Wienese
Wienese in 1967
Personal information
Full nameHenri Jan Wienese
Born (1942-06-04) 4 June 1942 (age 82)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubDe Amstel, Amsterdam
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Single sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bled Single sculls
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Duisburg Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Vichy Single sculls

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, the first gold medal ever for the Netherlands in this event. 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.

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Jan Wienese". sport.nl (in Dutch). National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007.
  3. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. One – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  4. Smeets, Mart (26 September 2015). "Als Tony mist, gaan 'les Bleus' de mist in". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. Verseput, Steven (19 June 2013). "Franse ster met Nederlands bloed". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

External links

Olympic champions – Men's single sculls


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