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Jan van de Graaff

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Jan van de Graaff
Jan van de Graaff in 1966
Personal information
Born (1944-09-24) 24 September 1944 (age 80)
Hengelo, Netherlands
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLaga, Delft
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bled Coxed pair

Jan van de Graaff (born 24 September 1944) is a retired Dutch rower. He won the world title in the coxed pair at the 1966 World Rowing Championships and a bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1964 Olympics his team mates were Marius Klumperbeek (cox), Lex Mullink, Bobbie van de Graaf and Freek van de Graaff. The three "van de Graaf(f)s" were all born in 1944.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jan van de Graaff at World Rowing
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan van de Graaff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
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