Jan Kouwenhoven

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Jan Kouwenhoven
Personal information
Full nameJan Kouwenhoven
NationalityDutch
Born (1965-11-16) 16 November 1965 (age 58)
Sneek
Height1.87 m (6.1 ft)
Sailing career
Class 470
Competition record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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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]

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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). [6]

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References

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  2. "Twentse surfster redt eer zeilvloot". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 3 April 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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