Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

Jan op den Velde

In this Dutch name, the surname is op den Velde, not Velde.
Jan op den Velde
Personal information
Born(1931-07-11)11 July 1931
Zaandam, the Netherlands
Died3 February 2022(2022-02-03) (aged 90)
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Sport
SportRowing
ClubD.S.R.V. Laga
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Mâcon Eight

Jan op den Velde (11 July 1931 – 3 February 2022) was a Dutch rower. Op den Velde was born in 1931 in Zaandam, the Netherlands. He was a member of the student rowing club D.S.R.V. Laga.[1] He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxless four where they were eliminated in the round one repêchage.[2][1] He died on 3 February 2022 at the age of 90.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan op den Velde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Jan op den Velde". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Death notice" (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "Olympisch roeier Jan Op den Velde hield geen medaille over aan Helsinki 1952, maar wel smakelijke verhalen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_op_den_Velde