Piet Jan van der Giessen

Piet Jan van der Giessen
Personal information
Full name Pieter Jan van der Giessen
Nationality Dutch
Born (1918-01-01)1 January 1918
Krimpen aan den IJssel
Died 10 June 1993(1993-06-10) (aged 75)
Krimpen aan den IJssel
Sailing career
Class(es) 5.5 Metre
Updated on 2014-01-06.

Pieter Jan "Piet Jan" van der Giessen (January 1, 1918 in Krimpen aan den IJssel June 10, 1993 in Krimpen aan den IJssel) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Piet Jan, as crew member on the Dutch 5.5 Metre De Ruyter, took the 13th place with helmsman Wim de Vries Lentsch and fellow crew member Flip Keegstra.

Professional life

In his professional life Van der Giessen was one of the owners and founder of the shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord.

Sources

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