Jan Maas (sailor)

Jan Maas
Personal information
Full name Jan Maas
Nationality Dutch
Born (1911-04-02)April 2, 1911
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died December 31, 1962(1962-12-31) (aged 51)
New York
Height 1.78 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) Star
Updated on 2014-01-03.

Jan Maas (April 2, 1911 Batavia, Dutch East Indies – December 31, 1962, New York) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Maas competed, with his Brother Bob Maas as helmsman, in the Star, he took the 6th place. The Maas brothers took part at their own cost.

Jan Maas is the younger brother of Bob Maas.

Sources

  • "Jan Maas Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  • "Wie Gaan naar Los Angeles ?" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië. 1932-06-03. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  • "ZEILEN. BOB MAAS BLIJFT TWEEDE. Protest afgewezen" (in Dutch) (Evening ed.). Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij. 1932-08-15. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  • "Official Report of the Games of the X Olympiad" (PDF). Los Angeles: Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U. S. A. 1932, LTD. 1933. Retrieved 2014-01-23.


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