Jan Jongkind
Athlete
1932 –
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Who is Jan Jongkind?
Jan Marinus Jongkind was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Enoshima. Jonkind, as crew on the Dutch Dragon took the 13th place with helmsman Wim van Duyl, fellow crew member Henny Scholtz and Dick Wayboer.
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 used successfully Dacon as base material for modern racing sails.
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