Koos de Jong

Koos de Jong
Personal information
Full name Jacobus Hermanus Hendrik Jan de Jong
Nationality Dutch
Born (1912-04-07)7 April 1912
Rotterdam
Died 20 August 1993(1993-08-20) (aged 81)
Capelle aan den IJssel
Sailing career
Class(es) Firefly, Finn
Updated on 2014-01-04.

Jacobus Hermanus Hendrik Jan "Koos" de Jong (April 7, 1912 – August 20, 1993) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay. There he won the Bronze medal in the Firefly. De Jong returned in 1952 in the Finn where he took the 4th place. He was born in Rotterdam and died in Capelle aan den IJssel.

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