Poul de Haan
Dutch rower
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Poulus Johannes "Poul" de Haan (born 5 October 1947) is a retired Dutch coxswain. Together with Hadriaan van Nes and Jan van de Graaff he won the world title in 1966 in the coxed pair event and placed fourth in 1967.[1][2]
Born5 October 1947
SportRowing
ClubLaga, Delft
Poul de Haan in 1966 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 October 1947 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
| Club | Laga, Delft | |||||||||||
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Since 1965, de Haan has been living in Delft, where he received a degree in civil engineering (specialization environmental engineering). He worked in the areas of soil remediation and water management for Rijkswaterstaat and Rotterdam city authorities until retiring in 2012.[3] He remains involved with rowing as a coach for the Laga club, and is also active as a local politician.[4]
