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Koos de Jong

Koos de Jong

Dutch sailor

Jacobus Hermanus Hendrik Jan "Koos" de Jong (7 April 1912 – 20 August 1993) was a sailor from the Netherlands. He competed in the Firefly event at the 1948 Olympics and in the Finn event at the 1952 Games and won a bronze medal in 1948, placing fourth in 1952.[1] De Jong won several medals at European championships, including the gold in 1959.[2][3]

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Jong, not Jong.
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References

  1. [1]
    Koos de Jong. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    History of the European Championship 1956 to 1975. finnclass.org
  3. [3]
    Segeln - Welt- und Europameisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de

Sources

  • "DE KEUZEWEDSTRIJDEN VOOR DE OLYMPISCHE SPELEN" (in Dutch) (Evening ed.). Nieuwsblad van Friesland: Hepkema's courant. 25 June 1946. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  • "Bronzen medailles voor Bob Maas en Koos de Jong" (in Dutch) (Dag ed.). Het vrije volk: democratisch-socialistisch dagblad. 13 August 1948. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  • "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948" (PDF). 1951. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  • "OLYMPISCHE ZEILPLOEG" (in Dutch) (Morning ed.). De vrije pers: ochtendbulletin. 20 June 1952. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  • "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952" (PDF). 1955. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2014.


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