Biography
Jean VAN DER WESTHUYZEN
 PADDLE AUSTRALIA
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| Male | |
| 09/12/1998 | |
| Athlete entered in: | |||
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| other members of the team: | Jackson COLLINS | ||
| other members of the team: |
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Riley FITZSIMMONS | |
| Thomas GREEN | |||
| Jackson COLLINS | |||
| BIOGRAPHY: | Van der Westhuyzen partnered Thomas Green to win K2 1000 gold at Tokyo 2020. The duo teamed up again to win bronze in the K2 500 at Paris 2024. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, and inspired by Ken Wallace and Murray Steward, van der Westhuyzen moved to Australia in 2018 in pursuit of an Olympic medal. He has a Bachelor of Business from Bond University. | |
| BEST RESULTS: | Olympics: Gold - 1 Bronze - 1; World Championships: Silver - 2, Bronze - 1 |
2019 ICF JUNIOR & U23 CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
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Aug 1 12:45 |
Men's 1000m K2 U23 Heats 1 |
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00:03:16.590
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Aug 2 17:04 |
Men's 1000m K2 U23 Final A |
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2
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00:03:29.139
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Aug 3 15:54 |
Men's 500m K4 U23 Heats 1 |
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1
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00:01:25.111
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Aug 4 12:14 |
Men's 500m K4 U23 Final A |
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1
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00:01:24.793
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