Jan Jongkind, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Jongkind

Olympic sailor

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1932

Place of Birth: Aalsmeer, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: skipper

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jan Marinus Jongkind (September 19, 1932, Aalsmeer) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Enoshima.
Jonkind, as crew (Race 1 - 2) on the Dutch Dragon took the 13th place with helmsman Wim van Duyl, fellow crew member Henny Scholtz and Dick Wayboer (Race 3 - 7). Before his Dragon period Jongkind sailed at a high level in the Flying Dutchman.
From 1968 - 1969 Jongkind sailed the Soling. Jongkind is one of the first sailmakers who successfully used Dacron as base material for modern racing sails.