Koos de Jong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Koos de Jong

Olympic sailor

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1912

Place of Birth: Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1993

Profession: sailor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jacobus Hermanus Hendrik Jan "Koos" de Jong (7 April 1912 – 20 August 1993) was a sailor from the Netherlands.
He competed in the Firefly event at the 1948 Olympics and in the Finn event at the 1952 Games and won a bronze medal in 1948, placing fourth in 1952.
De Jong won several medals at European championships, including the gold in 1959.