Jan op den Velde explained

Jan op den Velde
Birth Date:	11 July 1931
Birth Place:	Zaandam, the Netherlands
Death Place:	Hilversum, the Netherlands
Sport:	Rowing
Club:	D.S.R.V. Laga

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. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxless four where they were eliminated in the round one repêchage.^{[1] [2]} He died on 3 February 2022 at the age of 90.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jan op den Velde . . 8 April 2018.
2. Jan op den Velde . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111218/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/op/jan-op-den-velde-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 April 2018 .
3. Web site: Death notice . nl.
4. Web site: 2022-04-06 . Olympisch roeier Jan Op den Velde hield geen medaille over aan Helsinki 1952, maar wel smakelijke verhalen . 2022-06-29 . de Volkskrant . nl-NL.