Joop van Werkhoven

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Joop van Werkhoven
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Personal information
Full nameJohan Christiaan Dirk "Joop" van Werkhoven
NationalityDutch
Born (1950-05-20) 20 May 1950 (age 73)
Haarlem
Height1.77 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class 470
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Kiel 470
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Medemblik 470
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Saint-Cast 470
Updated on 2013-12-22.

Johan Christiaan Dirk "Joop" van Werkhoven (born 20 May 1950 in Haarlem) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With his brother Robert van Werkhoven as crew Van Werkhoven took the 13th place in the 470.

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