Kees Douze

Kees Douze

Cees Douze during the
1972 European Finn Championship
on the IJsselmeer.
(Nationaal Archief, Den Haag)
Personal information
Full name Jan Cornelis Douze
Nationality Dutch
Born (1939-03-30)March 30, 1939
Utrecht
Died February 24, 2011(2011-02-24) (aged 71)
Bilthoven
Height 1.86 m (6.1 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) 12 foot dinghy
Finn
Star
Club Watersport Vereniging
Het Witte Huis
Updated on 2014-01-19.

Jan Cornelis "Kees" Douze" (March 30, 1939, Utrecht - February 24, 2011, Bilthoven) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel, Germany. Kees took the 23rd place in the Finn. Later he specialized in the Star, Dutch national classes as well at the 12 foot dinghy. In 1980 Douze returned to the Olympics as substitute helmsman for the Dutch Star.

Controversy

Several countries did boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics, others like France did not go since they found the competition devaluated. As result only half of the expected fleet was present during the Olympic regattas.

Sources

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