Jan Kleyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Kleyn

Track and field athlete

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Asperen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Apr-2009

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jan Kleyn (18 April 1925 – 1 April 2009) was a Dutch sprinter.
He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the 100 m event, but failed to reach the final due to an injury.Kleyn won three national titles in the 100 m and 200 m events in 1947 and 1949.
He set two national records in the 4 × 200 m relay and competed in nine international matches.
Being an officer of the Dutch Royal Airforce, he won the 100 m and 200 m events at the 1946 and 1947 Inter-Allied Athletics Championships.
After retiring from competitions he worked as the sales director of a major insurance company; in parallel, he was chairman of the technical committee of the Dutch track and field federation (1962–1972).