Jan Wienese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Wienese

Dutch rower

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1942

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: rower

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Henri Jan Wienese (born 4 June 1942) is a former Dutch competition rower.
He won the gold medal in single sculls at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the only gold medal ever for the Netherlands in this event.
He also won two European bronze medals in single sculls in 1965 and 1967, as well as a silver at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.Through his sister Jetty Baars-Wienese, a former Dutch tennis champion, Wienese is the great-uncle of French former basketball player, Tony Parker.