Hans Sleeswijk

Hans Sleeswijk (31 January 1935 – 1 January 2024) was a Dutch sailor, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples in the Finn. Sleeswijk took the 24th place. In the previous Olympics in Melbourne Sleeswijk was the spare sailor for the Dutch Olympic team. However, after the Soviet invasion in Hungary the Dutch government decided that the Dutch Olympic team would not compete. He also was a professional television- and theatre-producer, the same as his famous father René sr. and his brother René van Vooren. Sleeswijk died on 1 January 2024, at the age of 88.^[1]

References

Sources

• "Hans Sleeswijk Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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• "Olympische sporters 1956 krijgen alsnog erkenning" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Geschiedenis 24. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
• "Wij hadden moeten gaan". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch) (Day ed.). 24 December 1956. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
• "NEDERLANDS OLYMPISCHE EQUIPE". De Tijd De Maasbode (in Dutch) (Day ed.). 2 August 1960. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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<1952 1956 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1960>

Finn

• Helmsman: Bob Markus

12m² Sharpie

• Helmsman: Jacques Kraan
• Crew: Henk Kraan

Star

• No Dutch Representation

Dragon

• Helmsman: Wim van Duyl
• Crew: Eddy Stutterheim
• Jacq van den Berg

5.5 Metre

• No Dutch Representation

Substitutes

• All classes: Simon de Wit
• Finn: Hans Sleeswijk

Officials

• Chef d'équipe: Simon de Wit

Team size

• Female: 0
• Male: 8
• Officials: 1
• Total: 8

Medals

• No participation due to Dutch boycott of the 1956 Games. This boycott was a result of the presence in Hungary of the Soviet Union after the Hungarian Revolution. All team members were reward with a gold medal of the Royal Netherlands Yachting Union in 1956. Olympic recognition was given by the Dutch NOC-NSF 50 years later.

Sources

• "Zeilteam voor Melbourne" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad. 13 July 1956. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
• "Olympische sporters 1956 krijgen alsnog erkenning" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Geschiedenis 24. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
• "Wij hadden moeten gaan" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 24 December 1956. Retrieved 21 January 2014.

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