Jan op den Velde

Jan op den Velde
Personal information
Born	11 July 1931; Zaandam, the Netherlands
Died	3 February 2022 (aged 90); Hilversum, the Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	D.S.R.V. Laga
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the Netherlands
European Rowing Championships

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

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan op den Velde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
"Jan op den Velde". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
"Death notice" (in Dutch).
"Olympisch roeier Jan Op den Velde hield geen medaille over aan Helsinki 1952, maar wel smakelijke verhalen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

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[SR_profile-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan op den Velde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[FISA_profile-2] "Jan op den Velde". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[3] "Death notice" (in Dutch).

[4] "Olympisch roeier Jan Op den Velde hield geen medaille over aan Helsinki 1952, maar wel smakelijke verhalen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.