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Jan Wienese

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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, the first gold medal ever for the Netherlands in this event. 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. Jan Wienese has one son, Michiel Wienese, who is a two fold World Champion Masters in speedskating (M40 and M45)WWMG2024 Introduction Michiel Wienese Through his sister Jetty Baars-Wienese, a former Dutch tennis champion, Wienese is the great-uncle of French former basketball player, Tony Parker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Wienese is the 1,495th most popular athlete (up from 2,630th in 2019), the 856th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,105th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jan Wienese ranks 1,495 out of 6,025. Before him are Georges Gandil, Erik Hansen, Herbert Schade, Józef Grudzień, Dexter Jackson, and Göte Hagström. After him are Ihor Rybak, Herbert Lindström, Wilson Kiprugut, Mary Carew, Vilmos Varjú, and Eero Kolehmainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jan Wienese ranks 567. Before him are Michael Crawford, Marianna Hill, Bob Love, John Ashcroft, Kees Verkerk, and Pavel Sadyrin. After him are Claudine Longet, Patricia Bath, Kenneth Lay, Tammy Faye Messner, Lopo do Nascimento, and Klaus Glahn.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Wienese ranks 856 out of 1,646. Before him are Azra Akın (1981), Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh (1881), Pieter Huistra (1967), Hendrik Marsman (1899), Ian Buruma (1951), and Gustav de Vries (1866). After him are Anton Pronk (1941), Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (1822), Regillio Simons (1973), Andries Jonker (1962), Joris Mathijsen (1980), and Puck van Heel (1904).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Jan Wienese ranks 11. Before him are Arie van Vliet (1916), Roelof Klein (1877), François Brandt (1874), Mia Gommers (1939), Harry Steevens (1945), and Jopie Selbach (1918). After him are Willem Slijkhuis (1923), Walter Middelberg (1875), Ria Stalman (1951), Erik Hartsuiker (1940), Johannes van Dijk (1868), and Hermanus Brockmann (1871).

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