Edwin Jongejans

Edwin Jongejans

Edwin Jongejans in 1984
Personal information
Born	18 December 1966 (age 49) Amstelveen, the Netherlands
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Diving
Club	Saltor Amsterdam
Medal record Competitor for the  Netherlands World Championships 1991 Perth 1 m springboard European Championships 1989 Bonn 1 m springboard 1995 Vienna 1 m springboard 1991 Athens 1 m springboard

Edwin Jongejans (born 18 December 1966) is a retired diver from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic in the springboard event and finished in eights and seventh place, respectively. His sister Daphne competed in the same event at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics.^[1] Between 1989 and 1995 Jongejans won one world and two European titles in the 1 m springboard.^[2] In 1991 he was chosen as the Dutch Sportsman of the year.^[3]

He now coaches Team GB's Hannah Starling at the 3 metre springboard and has coached her as far as the semi finals of the woman's 3 metre springboard during the London 2012 Olympics.

References

1. Edwin Jongejans. sports-reference.com
2. Wasserspringen – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren), Wasserspringen – Europameisterschaften Herren . sport-komplett.de
3. Sportman van het jaar. olympischsporterfgoed.nl