Jan Wienese
Dutch rower (born 1942)
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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]
FullnameHenri Jan Wienese
Born4 June 1942
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
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| Full name | Henri Jan Wienese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1942 Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | De Amstel, Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
