Jan Wienese

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 only 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]

Jan Wienese
Wienese in 1967
Personal information
Full nameHenri Jan Wienese
Born (1942-06-04) 4 June 1942
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubDe Amstel, Amsterdam
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Single sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bled Single sculls
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Duisburg Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Vichy Single sculls

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]

References
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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Wienese". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
  2. "Jan Wienese". sport.nl (in Dutch). National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007.
  3. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. One – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  4. Smeets, Mart (26 September 2015). "Als Tony mist, gaan 'les Bleus' de mist in". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. Verseput, Steven (19 June 2013). "Franse ster met Nederlands bloed". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 2 September 2016.


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