Jan Kouwenhoven Explained

Jan Kouwenhoven
Fullname:	Jan Kouwenhoven
Nationality:	Dutch
Birth Date:	16 November 1965
Birth Place:	Sneek
Height:	1.87m (06.14feet)
Classes:	470
Medaltemplates-Title:	Competition record
Show-Medals:	yes
Updated:	2014-02-01

Jan Kouwenhoven (born 16 November 1965 in Sneek) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Kouwenhoven as crew in the Dutch Men's 470 with his twin brother Ben Kouwenhoven as helmsman took the 16th place. In 1996 Kouwenhoven returned to the Olympics in Savannah, Georgia. Again with his brother, Kouwenhoven took 24th place in the Men's 470.

Professional life

Kouwenhoven holds a Bachelor's degree in Business/Managerial Economics at the Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden. Nowadays Kouwenhoven is account manager for Croon Elektrotechniek (2003 – Present).

Further reading

• Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume I The Challenge: From the idea to the nomination . COOB'92 S.A. . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014 .
• Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume II The Means: Objectives, resources and venues . COOB'92 S.A. . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014 .
• Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume III The Organisation: The preparation of the Games . COOB'92 S.A. . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014 .
• Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume IV The Games: Sixteen days in summer . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014 .
• Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume V The Results . COOB'92 S.A. . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014 . 27 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222351/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/1992s5.pdf . dead.

• Web site: The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume I Planning and Organization . Peachtree Publishers . Atlanta . 1997 . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616041701/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v1.pdf . 16 June 2012 .
• Web site: The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume II The Centennial Olympic Games . Peachtree Publishers . Atlanta . 1997 . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120715195716/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v2.pdf . 15 July 2012 .
• Web site: The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results . Peachtree Publishers . Atlanta . 1997 . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120716071036/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf . 16 July 2012 .