Edwin Jongejans
Edwin Jongejans (born 18 December 1966) is a retired diver from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic in the springboard event and finished in eights and seventh place, respectively. His sister Daphne competed in the same event at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics.[1] Between 1989 and 1995 Jongejans won one world and two European titles in the 1 m springboard.[2] In 1991 he was chosen as the Dutch Sportsman of the year.[3]
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| Born | 18 December 1966 (age 53) Amstelveen, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Saltor Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He now coaches Team GB's Hannah Starling at the 3 metre springboard and has coached her as far as the semi finals of the woman's 3 metre springboard during the London 2012 Olympics.
References
- Edwin Jongejans Archived 17 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Wasserspringen – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren), Wasserspringen – Europameisterschaften Herren . sport-komplett.de
- Sportman van het jaar. olympischsporterfgoed.nl
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| Preceded by Erik Breukink |
Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Bart Veldkamp |
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