Henri Jan Wienese (born 4 June 1942) is a former Dutch competition rower. He won the gold medal in single sculls at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City,[1] the only gold medal ever for the Netherlands in this event.[2] He also won two European bronze medals in single sculls in 1965 and 1967, as well as a silver at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.[3]
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Full name | Henri Jan Wienese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1942-06-04) 4 June 1942 (age 80) Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | De Amstel, Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Through his sister Jetty Baars-Wienese, a former Dutch tennis champion, Wienese is the great-uncle of French former basketball player, Tony Parker.[4][5]
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