Jean van der Westhuyzen
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Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 25) Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean van der Westhuyzen OAM (born 9 December 1998) is an Australian sprint canoeist. He was educated at Michaelhouse, Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal.[1]
Career
He won a gold medal in the K2 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics as well as a bronze medal in the K2 500 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, competing alongside Thomas Green.[2] Jean also competed in the K1 1000 metres in Tokyo, finishing in 11th place by coming 3rd in the B-final.[3][4] Jean Van Der Westhuizen attended an Elite, all-boys boarding school, Michaelhouse in KwaZulu-Natal, Midlands in South Africa.
Van der Westhuyzen began as a marathon and sprint paddler. It was only on his immigration to Australia from South Africa that he concentrated on sprint racing.[5]
In the 2022 Australia Day Honours he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[6]
Personal life
Van der Westhuyzen's brother, Pierre, is also an Olympic canoeist.[7]
References
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/MHSOldBoys [bare URL]
- ^ "Men's Kayak Double 1000m: Results Final A" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's Kayak Single 1000m: Results Final B" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint Jean van der Westhuyzen". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Jean van der Westhuyzen". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Australia Day Honours List" (PDF). The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Brotherly Bond drives Olympic selection". bond.edu.au. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
- Jean van der Westhuyzen at the International Canoe Federation
- Jean van der Westhuyzen at Olympedia
- Jean van der Westhuyzen at the Australian Olympic Committee
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- 1936: Adolf Kainz / Alfons Dorfner (AUT)
- 1948: Hans Berglund / Lennart Klingström (SWE)
- 1952: Kurt Wires / Yrjö Hietanen (FIN)
- 1956: Michel Scheuer / Meinrad Miltenberger (EUA)
- 1960: Gert Fredriksson / Sven-Olov Sjödelius (SWE)
- 1964: Sven-Olov Sjödelius / Gunnar Utterberg (SWE)
- 1968: Aleksandr Shaparenko / Vladimir Morozov (URS)
- 1972: Nikolai Gorbachev / Viktor Kratasyuk (URS)
- 1976: Serhei Nahorny / Vladimir Romanovsky (URS)
- 1980: Vladimir Parfenovich / Sergei Chukhray (URS)
- 1984: Hugh Fisher / Alwyn Morris (CAN)
- 1988: Greg Barton / Norman Bellingham (USA)
- 1992: Kay Bluhm / Torsten Gutsche (GER)
- 1996: Daniele Scarpa / Antonio Rossi (ITA)
- 2000: Antonio Rossi / Beniamino Bonomi (ITA)
- 2004: Markus Oscarsson / Henrik Nilsson (SWE)
- 2008: Andreas Ihle / Martin Hollstein (GER)
- 2012: Rudolf Dombi / Roland Kökény (HUN)
- 2016: Max Rendschmidt / Marcus Gross (GER)
- 2020: Jean van der Westhuyzen / Thomas Green (AUS)
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