Ben Kouwenhoven

Ben Kouwenhoven

Personal information
Full name	Ben Kouwenhoven
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1965-11-16) November 16, 1965 Sneek
Height	1.86 m (6.1 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)	470
Competition record Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Men's 470 1996 Savannah Men's 470
Updated on 19 February 2014.

Ben Kouwenhoven (born 16 November 1965, in Sneek) is a sailor from the Netherlands,^[1] who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics^[2][3] in Barcelona.^[4] Kouwenhoven as helmsman in the Dutch Men's 470 with his twin brother Jan Kouwenhoven as crew took the 16th place.^[5] In 1996 Kouwenhoven returned to the Olympics in Savannah, Georgia. Again with his brother, Kouwenhoven took 24th place in the Men's 470.^[1]

Further reading

1992 Olympics (Barcelona)  Spain (ESP)

• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume I The Challenge: From the idea to the nomination" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume II The Means: Objectives, resources and venues" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume III The Organisation: The preparation of the Games" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume IV The Games: Sixteen days in summer" (PDF). Barcelona. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume V The Results" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 

1996 Olympics (Savannah)  United States (USA)

• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume I Planning and Organization" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume II The Centennial Olympic Games" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 

References

<1988 1992 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1996>
Lechner A-390 Female	Surfer: Dorien de Vries
Lechner A-390 Male	Surfer: Stephan van den Berg
Europe Female	Helmsman: Martine van Leeuwen
Finn	No Dutch Representation
470 Female	No Dutch Representation
470 Male	Helmsman: Ben Kouwenhoven Crew: Jan Kouwenhoven
Flying Dutchman	Helmsman: Willem Potma Crew: Gerhard Potma
Tornado	Helmsman: Ron van Teylingen Crew: Paul Manuel
Star	Helmsman: Mark Neeleman Crew: Jos Schrier
Soling	Helmsman: Roy Heiner Crew: Peter Burggraaff Han Bergsma
Substitutes	Unknown
Officials	Chef d' équipe: Nick de Jong Coach: Jeroen Pels Equipment: Henk Tebbertman
Team size	Female: 2 Male: 12 Officials: 3 Total: 16
Medals	01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 1 Total: 1
Sources	"Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona". Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1992-06-01. Retrieved 2014-02-01.  "Assenaar klusjesman Olympische zeilploeg Op weg naar Barcelona". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 1992-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

<1992 1996 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 2000>
Mistral One Design Female	Surfer: Dorien de Vries
Mistral One Design Male	Surfer: Martijn van Geemen
Europe Female	Helmsman: Margriet Matthijsse
Laser	Helmsman: Serge Kats
Finn	Helmsman: Roy Heiner
470 Female	No Dutch Representation
470 Male	Helmsman: Ben Kouwenhoven Crew: Jan Kouwenhoven
Tornado	Helmsman: Ron van Teylingen Crew: Herbert Dercksen
Star	No Dutch Representation
Soling	Helmsman: Willem Potma Crew: Frank Hettinga Gerhard Potma
Substitutes	Unknown
Officials	Unknown
Team size	Female: 2 Male: 10 Officials: 0 Total: 12
Medals	01 !: 0 02 !: 1 03 !: 1 Total: 2
Reference	To be looked up