Koos de Jong

Koos de Jong

Personal information
Full name	Jacobus Hermanus Hendrik Jan de Jong
Nationality	Dutch
Born	7 April 1912 Rotterdam
Died	20 August 1993 (aged 81) Capelle aan den IJssel
Sailing career
Class(es)	Firefly, Finn
Medal record sailing Representing  Netherlands 1948 Torbay Firefly
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.

Sources

• "Koos de Jong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
• "DE KEUZEWEDSTRIJDEN VOOR DE OLYMPISCHE SPELEN." (Evening ed.). Nieuwsblad van Friesland: Hepkema's courant. 1946-06-25. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
• "Bronzen medailles voor Bob Maas en Koos de Jong" (in Dutch) (Dag ed.). Het vrije volk: democratisch-socialistisch dagblad. 1948-08-13. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
• "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948" (PDF). 1951. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
• "OLYMPISCHE ZEILPLOEG" (Morning ed.). De vrije pers: ochtendbulletin. 1952-06-20. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
• "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952" (PDF). 1955. Retrieved 2014-01-26.