Jan Wienese

Jan Wienese

Wienese in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Henri Jan Wienese
Born	(1942-06-04) 4 June 1942 (age 83) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	De Amstel, Amsterdam
Medal record Representing the   Netherlands Men's rowing Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Single sculls World Rowing Championships 1966 Bled Single sculls European Rowing Championships 1965 Duisburg Single sculls 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, ^[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

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

• Jan Wienese at World Rowing
• Henri Jan Wienese at World Rowing
• Henri Jan Wienese at Olympics.com
• Henri Jan Wienese at Olympedia