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Jan Weeteling

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Jan Weeteling
National championships 100 m backstroke (1960), Jan Weeteling is in 3rd place
Personal information
Born (1940-08-18) 18 August 1940 (age 84)
Zaandam, Netherlands
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
ClubNereus, Zaandijk
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley

Jan Weeteling (born 18 August 1940) is a retired Dutch swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed in the 200 m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the preliminaries.[2] He won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1963 Summer Universiade.[3]

Bep is the elder brother of the former swimmer Bep Weeteling who also participated in the 1964 Olympics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ European Swimming Championships (Men). gbrathletics.com
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Weeteling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.
  3. ^ WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE) – SWIMMING AND DIVING (MEN). gbrathletics.com