Personal information | |
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Full name | Jan Cornelis Douze |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Utrecht | 30 March 1939
Died | 24 February 2011 Bilthoven | (aged 71)
Height | 1.86 m (6.1 ft) |
Sailing career | |
Class(es) | 12 foot dinghy Finn Star |
Club | Watersport Vereniging Het Witte Huis |
Updated on 19 January 2014 |
Jan Cornelis "Kees" Douze" (30 March 1939 in Utrecht – 24 February 2011 in Bilthoven) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel, Germany. Kees took the 23rd place in the Finn. Later he specialized in the Star, Dutch national classes as well at the 12 foot dinghy. In 1980 Douze returned to the Olympics as substitute helmsman for the Dutch Star.
Several countries did boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics, others like France did not go since they found the competition devaluated. As result only half of the expected fleet was present during the Olympic regattas.