Paul Veenemans Explained

Birth Date:21 January 1947
Birth Place:Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Death Date:6 February 1973 (aged 26)
Death Place:Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Height:1.86m (06.1feet)
Weight:81kg (179lb)
Sport:Rowing
Club:Nereus, Amsterdam
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Paul Jan Veenemans (21 January 1947 – 6 February 1973) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the doubled sculls, together with Jan Bruyn, and finished in seventh place. His elder brother Ernst was also an Olympic rower.

Veenemans died in a car accident in 1973, aged 26. Since 1975, an annual rowing competition is carried out in his honor.